Samsung held a "Storage Power Lunch" in New York today. At the event, the company
unveiled a number of new storage products, including their first 20x DVD writer, the SH-S203. Along with support for Serial ATA, the
SH-S203 features 20x DVD±R, 16x DVD+R DL and 12x DVD-RAM writing speeds.
Samsung Electronics Ltd., the worldwide digital
consumer electronics and information technology leader, announces the world’s fastest DVD burner, the Super-WriteMaster SH-S203. The
SH-S203 is a 20X Serial ATA (SATA) DVD burner that offers the fastest DVD+R/-R and DVD+R DL write speeds of any drive on the market today
and supports all CD/DVD discs including DVD-RAM. The SH-S203 is shipping nation wide in with a street price of $70 ands is being
introduced today at the company’s storage press conference in New York City.
The SH-S203 features the fastest recording times of
any drive on the market with industry leading: 20X DVD±R recording, 12X DVD-RAM recording, 16X DVD+R Dual Layer recording, 12X DVD-R Dual
Layer recording, 8X DVD+RW recording and 6X DVD-RW recording. Samsung’s first 20X DVD drive supports the SATA interface, with SATA PCs
now dominating the PC market. With its SATA interface, the SH-S203 eliminates the need for Master/Slave jumper settings and provides
thinner data cables, improving airflow and cable routing.
According to Samsung's press release, the SH-S203 can burn an
entire DVD±R disc in about 4 minutes and 38 seconds. This is pretty impressive.. if the drive can deliver on these claims. If you'd like
to read more about the SH-S203, the entire press release can be found here.
