I recently purchased the Samsung DVD RW 18x unit from GOGOFAN..It was DOA. It took me several weeks to receive an RMA in order to return it ($10.00 additional cost on top of the $60.00 I spent for the drive).Finally I did receive a $40.00 credit from GOGOFAN, but I'm still out $30.00 for the experience. I was happy with Samsung products in the past, and a 10% failure rate is usually an industry accepted amount. However, GOGOFAN as left me with a bad taste, and I'll not purchase anything from them again. As for Samsung, the jury is still out. They have been reliable in the past, and I wouldn't want to hold GOGOFAN against them.

This product is easy to set up with ur pc. Burns dvds really fast and silenty. Pretty much does what it says!!! Love the product

I purchased this item with the intentions of plugging it into my computer and then using it. And it did just that. All very simple to use, and software is very user friendly. The unit looks sleek and runs silent. I recommend this component to anyone that needs to backup large files / or burn DVD movies but is not fortunate enough to have a DVD-+R Rom built into their system. Two Thumbs Up!!
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I have had this external Samsung DVD burner for over 6 months, Very happy with this burner, it is fast, no errors on dvd's, I can switch this portable drive on any of my systems without any problems. Got it for a good price thanks to Amazon.

I hope the drive I was sent was just a lemon otherwise it is the biggest piece of junk I have ever had. It is very loud, sounds like it is going to fly apart. It would not read or write. Installation was easy pretty much just plug in play.