Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe (Black)
927653
First of all this lightscribe DVD burner isn't half height it is a full size burner for desktop systems, other then that the burner is all that it claims to be. The burner is quite and burns both the data or music with ease. Using the lightscribe feature took a little more effort as I had to contact 'Nero' on setting up the software correctly in order for the lightscribe feature to work properly. This process took about an hour to do but once the setup was complete it burned the labeling perfectly.
2936211
Plugged into my Windows 7 notebook and worked like a charm.  I was struck by the lightness and compact size of this DVD writer.  I particularly like the top opening feature - no stuck DVDs, ever.  Played DVD through notebook to LCD TV via HDMI cable and it was flawless.  Works without fuss on Windows 7 system.  Power via USB eliminates the AC adapter mess.  I believe Liteon has a hit with this unit.
4555602
The drive worked sporatically under WinMe (sometimes it read DVD's and sometime it just hangs). When I upgraded to XP it stopped reading DVDs and DVD-ROMs but it did stop hanging so the rebooting went away. Samsung does not support the drive and has removed any support information from thier web site regarding it. Even thier more current drives have very little support information. I would strongly recommend against purchasing any Samsung optical drive because of the lack of support.
3093296
The DVD player is a SATA plugin, and thats normal. What isn't normal is the new power input it takes. I have been working with computers for several years and i haven't even heard of a SATA version of a power input, and since this player doesnt come with its own cords, then you have to go buy an adapter and cords, its not even worth it. I would recommend a DVD burner at around the same price that is IDE or even a normal power input.
4630743
I like it! It is fast!! I was a bit disappointed to find NO dvd player/burner! I thought this came with all computers! For the price, what could I expect and most things can be downloaded right from the seller ie: lightroom 4 from amazon...Also there is 1 TB of memory- I guess, needed for doing advanced photo work and storage. As be the case, I could not beat the price. AND I received it in only a couple days!! ps: I have found the missing dvd-cd player/burner and have changed my rating to five stars!!! Yeah!!!
1417774
Dell told me to get the M2x3mm which would have been too short, but I was able to find locally the correct size of M2x4mm among other sizes for a Samsung mSATA SSD drive that is need to install, shame to Dell and Samsung for not including the 2 screws.
rapid spares was understanding in the return process.
3854622
This unit is installed in an older Dell Dimension XPS PC by no means the fastest computer but it serves my purposes.  I needed to upgrade from Win XP to Win 7 and decided to significantly expand storage capacity at the same time.  There was an available 5.25" drive bay but I had to remove a factory installed CD drive to get additional space for this device. The PC came with both, a CD drive and a CD/DVD RW drive though.  So, I still have an optical drive.  There was a thin plastic divider between the two drive bays that had to be removed by cutting it so the FlexCage would fit.  In addition to the FlexCage, I installed a PCI eSata expansion card (a older Siig PCI 4 internal port SATA expansion card), a PCI IDE to Dual SATA Converter (StarTech PATA2SATA2), a PCI USB 5 port expansion card (3 external, 2 internal).  I also replaced all the factory installed internal HDD (2-120GB SATA RAID-0 configuration and 1-80GB IDE) with Western Digital Black SATA HDD (1-1TB and 2-2TB).  The FlexCage has the same drive configuration.  These changes were not without some minor issues like Win 7 drivers, BIOS setting changes, etc.  But, I now have a PC with a safer, supported operating system and much greater storage and backup capacity (from 320GB to 10TB).  I use the HDD in the FlexCage as boot drive clone and backup for the internal drives.  Western Digital has a fairly good free version of Acronis that may be downloaded from their website for use with WD HDD. If this seems like overkill for an old PC it probably is but I had a 2TB HDD crash several years ago and had the unfortunate experience of having to pay a company to recover the files --- never again better safe than sorry!  For my application I could not be more pleased with the FlexCage.  My intention is to build my next PC in a few months and I should be able to use the FlexCage and all the drives in the new computer.
565692
I am using this enclosure with 750GB SATA disk and all is working well!  I do not have any issue.  It is a very functional enclosure!
4941891
The toaster will not read 2.5 drives but will read 3.5 drives....at least on mine. Darned odd because the connector is the very same for both 3.5 and 2.5. I can't explain it. I can put the 2.5 drive in an external case and it works fine. They may have fixed this in later models but mine will not work with 2.5 drives.

Update - finally got around to investigating why this unit doesn't work with 2.5 drives. There is no reason it shouldn't....yet.....
When I took it apart and looked at the circuit board, and the soldering job thereon, holy cats! It's a wonder this thing works at all. The SATA connector's pins had solder bridges between lands/pads, dinky balls of solder riding on flux up under the connectors, dull colored cold solder joints at four IC pads...this thing is a disaster. Without a schematic it would be hard to tell what connects with what. What a disaster, No QC here. I'm avoiding Sabrent from here on out.......but the 3.5 drives work. Must be evil spirits.

Another update - Looks like it might be the type of 2.5 drive. Acquired a 180Gb Intel solid state drive that is recognized and works just fine but several Fujitsu MHW2080BH PL 80Gb SATA drives are not. Weird.
444823
The screws were not long enough for the frame to PC. the holes for mounting on the frame were not aligned for all four holes on the drives. Ii used on two. Since it a SSD, I assume it should not matter.
1395131
I went small as it's mainly for Windows and all the side programs that install under program files.  All entertainment is on my HDDs.  My first SSD so I can't truly compare to SATA SSDs but the boot time is delicious.
163050
HAS RECOGNIZING LARGE DRIVES AND SMALLER DRIVES....2 TB WERE OK....ALL FOUR INDICATORS DO NOT LIGHT UP AS INDICATED...HOWEVER ONCE THE DRIVE IS DETECTED THE OPERATION OF IT IS OK;;;;;;;
3039664
So far, awesome. I returned a cheaper DVD burner and got this Lenovo to use with a new Lenovo Carbon X1 laptop. I've been using it for installs and just burned a 6GB video DVD onto a dual layer disc without any glitches.
I like the way the USB cable stashes in the back of the drive. It is nice & compact, but I wish it had a thin case for travelling.
4742524
Works perfectly in my Win 7 media server. Not using for an OS drive but for backups. Using 4TB WD hard drives no problem.

System:
AMD 5350
Gigabyte MB
8GB ram
OnBoard Graphics
1778478
The drive is fine.  Samsung's software for cloning the drive did not work. (Win 7 x64).  After much struggle what finally worked was Macrium Reflect Free edition.
2248494
Power supply is smaller in size for the Gateway 28000-01 than the original but it fits in with one screw holding it in place. It has molex connectors so a molex to SATA adapter is required to power both the Hard drive and the DVD as the SATA cord isn't long enough reach both. The power supply fired up with no problems and I'll let you know if it dies anytime soon. It has the bast price I could find for a replacement and bought it one that basis.
161757
Not an exact match for the one taken from my Dell e510.  The connector for the optical (DVD) drive was of the SATA type, not the older 4-pin.  I solved this by cutting off the supplied connector and the appropriate connector from the old PS and splicing the wires.  Works flawlessly in all respects now.