Feeding The Need For Speed

At a whopping 16X dual-layer recording speed, the new Samsung Super-Writemaster SH-S203N DVD burner simply blows away 12X recorders. Samsung did not leave out older media, either, so the drive also supports all CD/DVD disks, including DVD-RAM.

Samsung is pushing serial ATA nowadays without a hybrid fitting to IDE, so the DVD is not backward-compatible with older motherboards. The SATA connection eliminates the need for master/slave jumpers. The Super-Writemaster, for instance, comes with a 20X SATA connector and power supply.

To achieve the high speed, Samsung created a new Speed Adjustment Technology that matches the speed of the disk precisely through the writing process. A power control mechanism, which balances power on both sides of a disk, allows the drive circuitry to have a better handle on stability and performance. The drive also uses a balancing wheel to reduce vibration and increase its speed.

CRN Test Center engineers were able to back up 8 GB of compressed files in half the time it took last year with the SH-W164C with a smaller file.

The SH-S203N works at 20X DVD-R recording, 12X DVD-RAM recording, 12X DVD-R Dual Layer recording, 8X DVD+RW recording and 6X DVD-RW recording. The DVD drive comes with LightScribe technology, which burns any type of label on the reverse side of CDs and DVDs by focusing a light onto a dye coating. Even a year later, LightScribe technology is still fascinating to watch. CRN Test Center engineers tried a couple of DVDs with it and found it worked perfectly. Its awesome speed makes this DVD drive worthy of installing on workstations used for regular backups and video production stations.

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