Samsung SH-S223L

[suddentwigs]

I just bought this for my upcoming home build. Then I found the reviews I had been looking for beforehand. Is this drive as bad as everyone says? What would be a similarly priced, more reliable alternative?

 

[MadAdmiral]

Besides being expensive for a DVD burner, it shouldn't be too bad. Opticals are so standardized and since they don't affect performance, you should just get the cheapest SATA model you can find.

 

[r3z0nate]

Mine died after a year or so. Actually, the drive is recognized in Windows 7 and I can use eject to open the tray, but it stopped reading every type of disc.

I deleted the registry entries which didn't help, and the FixIt program doesnt work unless it can find a disc in a drive.