Samsung DVD Writer is World’s Fastest

By Ian Bell June 12, 2006

Despite claims that recordable write times have reached their peak, Samsung today announced their new WriteMaster SH-S182D drive which the company claims can write to DVD+/-R media at a blazing 18X speed. Up until now, the fastest drives available were able to write up to 16X speeds. The SH-S182D can also write to Dual Layer and DVD-RAM media. DVD-RAM media was largely pushed in part by Panasonic which helped pioneer the technology, unfortunately few home DVD players support it outside of the Panasonic product lines. The Samsung WriteMaster SH-S182D uses multiple technologies such as a Weight Balancing System to help maximize performance and lower the volume clatter when recording or reading at top speeds; Speed Adjustment Technology to match the speed funtionality of the media itself; Tilt Actuator Compensation also known as TAC and Double Optimum Power Control which balances the laser power on the sides of the disc for better writing performance. The SH-S182D will be available this month at a street price around $69.99. More specifications are listed below. Check out some of Digital Trends DVD Writer reviews.

Samsung SH-S182D Specifications

Data Transfer Rate	Media Type	Write		Read
	DVD+R	18x (2.4MB/sec)		12x (16.2MB/sec)
	DVD+R Double Layer	8x (10.8MB/sec)		8x (10.8MB/sec)
	DVD+RW	8x (10.8MB/sec)		8x (10.8MB/sec)
	DVD-R	18X (24.3MB/sec)		12X (16.2MB/sec)
	DVD-RR Double Layer	8X (10.8MB/sec)		8X (10.8MB/sec)
	DVD-RAM	12X (21.6MB/sec)		12X (21.6MB/sec)
	DVD-RW	6X (8.1MB/sec)		8X (10.8MB/sec)
	DVD-ROM	–		16X (21.6MB/sec)
	CD-ROM	–		48X (7.2MB/sec)
	CD-R	48X (7.2MB/sec)		40X (6.0MB/sec)
	CD-RW	32X (4.8MB/sec)		40X (6.0MB/sec)
Burst Transfer Rate		PIO Mode 4 (16.6MB/sec)
		Ultra DMA Mode 2 (33.3MB/sec)
Average Seek Time		DVD-ROM : 130ms
		CD-ROM : 110ms
Supported Disc	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV), Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Buffer Memory			2 MB
Dimensions (WxHxD)			148.2mm x 42mm x 170mm
Weight			0.75Kg
Interface			EIDE/ATAPI

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