SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 CABLE PORTABLE

There are thinner, quieter and faster drives out there but you might find it difficult in this weight and size category. Question: Q: Samsung Portable DVD Writer Model SE-208, wont mount after upgrading to Catalina (10.15.1) I was using this DVD Writer since 2016 on my MacBook Pro, but since Ive upgraded to Catalina (10. The USB HDD mode is useful and it looks great too. It would have been nice to see a simple cloth case in the package.Īt 34 Euros and 300gm I can’t fault this little USB2.0 external DVD multi recorder. The glossy black finish will get greasy very quickly. It’s certainly quieter than the full-size, mains-powered LG DVD writer that preceded this on the desk. The SE-208 can get a little noisy at high speeds but at 300gm, it’s difficult to see how anyone could really dampen the noise better than this. In real terms, not many people are going to notice the extra 3%-5% battery usage over local file playback.

In a DVD playback test, after what looked like an initial 1W jump in battery usage it dropped down to average 300mw measured by Perfmon on an otherwise idle system in battery saving mode.

Only files on a CD or DVD can be accessed. There’s no write capability in this mode and to be clear, DVD’s can not be played back in this mode. Here are some images of it being tested on a Samsung LCD TV. This includes some tablet PCs and TVs as long as the device can supply enough current to drive the SE-208.

By pressing the eject button for more than a second (when the disk tray is already ejected) the device goes into a USB HDD mode exposing files on CDs and DVDs for access by devices with USB HDD support. The Samsung SE-208 has an ‘AV Connectivity’ mode.

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Playback on CD player failed but playback PC via the CD drive worked. Image created and image burned successfully. Conversion of files was done quickly (about 5 seconds per MP3 file.) Tested: Audio CD burn from MP3 files: Somewhat noisy at 24x write speed (possibly due to cheap, unbalanced discs!) but completed as expected in about 4 minutes. Windows 8 image file burned to DVD using pre-installed Toshiba Disc Creator. The Toshiba Z830 Ultrabook recognized the ‘ODD’ on pressing F12 to access the boot menu after power-on. not for classical music.)ĬD-R used to write a boot and recover disk via Windows Backup and Recovery.īoot device. A Y-cable is provided if a single USB port isn’t enough to power the device but in-use we found it to be extremely efficient.ĭVD playback is supported natively on Windows 7 (Not on Windows 8 without buying the codec pack though) and although the device wasn’t silent, it was quiet enough not to disturb a music DVD that was tested.ĬD playback was a little noiser but still OK for H-Fi system playback unless you’re listening to audio with a lot of quiet sections. On the Toshiba Z830 that means just one USB3.0 connector or one USB2.0 connector.

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The SE-208 weighs 300gm, doesn’t require any device drivers or software with Windows 7 and is powered via USB. The SE-208 is currently $30.75 at Amazon USA. For just 2 Euro more, looking way better than the cheap offering next to it and having a USB HDD mode, how could we ignore it? At just 34.95 Euro (inclusive of 19% sales tax) the Se-208 is working out well. While I was there I spotted the Samsung Slim Portable SE-208. The old LG unit I was using bit the dust during the test so after a quick online check I found a cheap one in-stock at our local electronics Shop.

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Better to choose a cheap one from a seller that can check it is Mac compatible with your OS version as I have since or a second hand Apple Superdrive? Thanks for reading.Part of the SSD upgrade how-to yesterday required buying a new CD/DVD writer. This review is n ot about the seller but about the product only and hopefully helpful to someone wanting a Mac compatible external drive.

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Though Samsung offered a firmware download update which had to installed on the DVD drive using a PC, this did not work and Samsung did say it was not guaranteed.

Samsung would not guarantee compatibility of this DVD drive with anything made after it was (2015). However it is NOT compatible with Apple's OS High Sierra. Although Samsung's website state that this model of Samsung external DVD writer is Apple Mac computer compatible. However, this DVD drive was bought to work with a new Apple MacBook Pro. You can see the laser slightly through the plastic top and DVD when in use! For the second hand price paid, it was good value considering it is a fun red colour though it is light and 'plasticy' it does the job. This external hard drive works fine with PCs running Windows. Cheap and colourful external DVD drive - but NOT Apple High Sierra OS compatible

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