Samsung SD-616 DVD-ROM Drive

Samsung SD-616 DVD-ROM Drive

Ameya Dalvi, Dec 04, 2003 0000 hrs IST

Today, we have for review the Samsung 16X DVD-ROM drive.

Good seek DVD performance, Silent operation, Supports DVD+RW

Read speed locked to 32X when using Audio CD, High CPU utilization during DVD usage, Poor data transfer rate and DAE speed



In the Nero CD Speed test, it gave mixed results. When using a Data CD, it managed an average of 35.16X and a maximum speed 47.03X, which is a little slower that its Lite-On counterpart (37.23X and 48.80X).



With an audio CD, however, the average and maximum speeds inexplicably dropped to 24X and 31.41X, respectively. The random seek times also varied from 95 ms to 128 ms after the shift from data CD to audio CD.



The time taken for data transfer and Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) were far from impressive. It clocked 195 seconds to transfer 650 MB of data and 3 seconds less for the DAE test, which is over a minute more that the fastest drives that we have tested.





In the Nero DVD Speed test, it put up an impressive show averaging 9.83X. The seek times for DVD were very decent at 89 ms but the CPU usage was very high.



The bottom line
As we see from the test results, the Samsung SD-616 is an average performer. Other than the DVD tests where it performed well, the drive wasn't very impressive. The drive comes for a street price of Rs. 2,400, which is at par with most of the performance drives currently available. The price is not an issue but for the same price you can get a Lite-On or the AOpen drive, or for that matter even the Sony, which offer you a much better performance. If you are a performance freak, this one's not for you.

Test Unit Sourced From: Samsung India Pvt. Ltd.



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never ever go for samsung I bought three times . each time it failed within 2 months also all drives have heating problem.fails to read after 1 cd.wait 15 mins drive cools read another cd.

by sanjay, mumbai, on Apr 11, 2005 02:53 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I have a very bad opinion about this product. I had bought one of this drive and it regularly failed in every six months. Initially I got it repaired under warranty. When it failed the third time and I was told to cough up Rs 700/- for repairs, I went for a SONY drive. Another problem with all Samsung Cd / DVD drives is a noticable jerl on the drive tray when it starts going inside. On some drives this jerk aggrevates and starts locking the drive tray. So users beware before going in for a Samsung Drive.

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by Bhat, Mumbai, on Sep 29, 2004 02:27 PM, Report abuse

this piece of shit drive doesnt read dual-layer dvds (dvd-9). anyone have a good list of drives that do ? (combo drives not required)
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by totallypissedof, Bombay, on Apr 09, 2004 12:47 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Hi totallypissedoff .. I can understand your feeling. I seem to have a similar problem with a Samsung combo drive, the sm-348B. Did you find a solution? Is there anything I can do about this problem? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Heinz

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will you or some of you please give a list of DVD ROMs that reads both ordinary and dual layer DVDs. How can one recognizae one kiind of media from the other?. Is it such a great problem? I have never thought of such an issue while buying a DVD Rom.

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by Great, Telidu, on Jun 22, 2004 07:27 PM, Report abuse

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2400 /- why dont you go through all the pages the prices are mentioned on the last page.

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