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Samsung SM252B 52X24X52 review !

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:22 pm
by eliminator

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:43 pm
by dodecahedron
have patience... :wink: a review is coming soon...

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:48 pm
by Kennyshin
SW-252B?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:55 pm
by dodecahedron
the mistake is Gideon Tech's

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 7:06 pm
by dodecahedron
what can i say? unprofessional review IMO.

  • got the model name wrong.
  • when discussing Mt. Rainier, posted a picture of a CDRW formatted by InCD in UDF, not MRW!

and more...

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 7:26 pm
by eliminator
yep, but the drive is a babe !
It also shows everyone how Ian is a rare bird, doing reviews here the right way ! 8)

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 7:47 pm
by Ian
I won't make any comments on their review, but ours is coming. dodecahedron should know. He was helping me on it. :D

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:04 pm
by eliminator
allright ! :P

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 12:40 am
by eliminator
just got it @ Fry's (made in Korea) model SW252B/RNSF/March2003 - f/w R700 on the box ! 8)

(models I saw earlier @ BBuy are made in Indonesia)

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 1:22 am
by xeetim
I don't know about the Samsung 52x24x52, but the Samsung 48x24x48 i just bought to replace the POS Lite-on 48246S is a beauty. It's faster and more quiet than the Lite-on.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:11 am
by dodecahedron
eliminator wrote:just got it @ Fry's (made in Korea) model SW252B/RNSF/March2003 - f/w R700 on the box ! 8)

there is a newer firmware R702.
it's even mentioned in Gideon Tech's review...
try it...you won't be disappointed :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:15 am
by eliminator
thanks bud, just posted the new thread about 701 & 702, will install & try one of those 2 ... isn't 702 unofficial !? :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:22 am
by dodecahedron
i dunno.
it's mentioned in Gideon Tech's review, doesn't say it's unofficial.

as we speak i'm trying to search the web for it, can't find much :o

maybe it's only in Korean Samsung sites, not English, that's what i'm trying now...

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:28 am
by dodecahedron
navigating Samsung's Korean site not knowing Korean is a little trickey but here's what i got for you:
R702 firmware binary:
http://www.samsungodd.com/korLib/popup/ ... 1_R702.bin
flashing program (?):
http://www.samsungodd.com/korLib/popup/ ... fdnwin.exe

so it's in Samsung's (Korean) site...it must be official :D

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:41 am
by eliminator
thanks again - this is simply from TheFirmwarePage site: http://forum.firmware-flash.com/dl_firm ... ufactor=28 :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:46 am
by dodecahedron
yeah, but you asked if it was official!
so i got you your answer! :D

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 4:30 pm
by eliminator
allright, thanks ... I'm ready for that review now ! :P :lol:

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 6:52 pm
by Harrier
xeetim wrote:I don't know about the Samsung 52x24x52, but the Samsung 48x24x48 i just bought to replace the POS Lite-on 48246S is a beauty. It's faster and more quiet than the Lite-on.


Significantly?
How much?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 7:06 pm
by eliminator
Dunno about speed but it IS definitely a lot quieter (the 52x one).