My current Samsung Optical Drive, which is based on this tray design from Samsung, is brand new, no problems yet....I noticed that internally, the layout of the tray seems the same, but I also noticed that this time the plastic used is harder, and the tray itself is fixed tighter to the drive. With these drives, Samsung also claims a "lead-free" design.....which I think was done just to make them some extra money....
Also, when I eject and close the tray, the sound is a bit different from their previous drives.
BTW, here is the picture of earlier Samsungs for comparison with the new ones..... (the main difference is the edges of the tray....)
