The only trick is that you need to have two available USB ports. The drive itself is manufactured by Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation (TSST Corp) and supports the following speeds: MediaĪs you can see, SE-S084 supports dual-layer DVD media. On Figures 3 and 4 we compare SE-S084 to a typical desktop internal DVD writer.įigure 3: Comparing Samsung SE-S084 with a typical desktop internal DVD writer.įigure 4: Comparing Samsung SE-S084 with a typical desktop internal DVD writer. SE-S084 is very small as it is based on a slim optical unit originally developed for laptops, not on a unit targeted to desktops. In Figure 1, you can see the product box and, in Figure 2, what comes inside. Let’s see if it is worthwhile buying this product. Besides being very compact, it doesn’t need an external power source, as the required power is pulled from two USB ports. Samsung SE-S084 (the exact model we got was SE-S084C/RSBN) is a slim external dual-layer DVD writer targeted to netbooks that don’t come with an optical unit.
