Samsung Introduces the 20X DVD-Burner

According to Samsung, that's all it takes. Less than 5 minutes. To be more specific, 4 minutes and 38 seconds. And you will need a plain 16X DVD in order to achieve this kind of performance. Because Samsung has just rolled out its fastest DVD burner ever, the SH-S203 SATA 20X drive.


"Samsung is a storage technology leader that prides itself on innovation and the ability to bring ultra-advanced technologies to consumers with breakneck speed. Samsung's new SH-S203 is the faster DVD writer on the market giving users the ability to burn more data faster than ever before. This showcases Samsung's commitment to proving best-of-breed technologies that truly benefit the overall user experience," said Kurt Schulz, national sales manager, Samsung Storage Division.

The latest Samsung drive also received the Super-WriteMaster name so if you're planning to buy it, that would be a good Google keyword. The SH-S203 is a 20X Serial ATA (SATA) that offers the fastest speeds currently available for DVD-/+R drives. Evidently the SH-S203 also supports dual layer and DVD-Ram disks so it will pose no compatibility problems whatsoever. The drive is shipping nation wide and is supposed to have a price of $70.

Regarding the pure speed of the device, the SH-S203 features the fastest recording times for most types of DVDs: 20X DVD+/-R recording, 12X DVD-Ram recording, 16X DVD+R DL recording, 12X DVD-R DL recording, 8X DVD+RW recording and 6X DVD-RW recording. While these numbers are indeed head turners, this is still not the first drive ever to deliver the 20X mark. Lite-On units are already capable of doing just that and some NECs and Asus units can write DVD-Rams at 14X. Samsung opted for an internal SATA interface instead of the classical IDE pinout.

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