Samsung's redesigned tray.....Your Opinion please

AcceleratorX · 04-11-2005, 11:16 AM

With their latest models of Optical Drives, Samsung seems to have introduced a somewhat changed tray. Take a look.

Do you think this breed of Optical drives will be better than the last?

EDIT: I have one of these models, and it sure seems to work fine...for now.

mario_pant · 04-11-2005, 11:48 AM

um..... what change except the removal of that useless volume control and the audio jack?...
just the button seems more highlighted now...

ashnik · 04-11-2005, 12:17 PM

from begining SAmsung had tray issues. Hope this might solve it.
BTW I'm sticking to sony only

SWEET SNEHA · 04-11-2005, 08:09 PM

earlier was better
Samsung tray:
bad--->worse

kato · 04-11-2005, 08:12 PM

actually samsung is still not considered a good dvd drive
but maybe they will start improving on it

goobimama · 04-11-2005, 11:23 PM

I dont know what to look for...? It looks the same to me...

nix · 05-11-2005, 12:05 AM

exactly...the tray looks same...less difference. but its wait & watch to see if something has really changed inside...for bad or good.

tarey_g · 05-11-2005, 02:02 AM

no matter whatevr they do to the tray design but
samsung+optical drive= buyers nightmare

is the truth .

AcceleratorX · 05-11-2005, 03:14 AM

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....)

05-11-2005, 09:45 AM

samsung drive=money waste +headache

deadman is here

mario_pant · 05-11-2005, 11:37 AM

mann.... my samsung drive tray now moves sideways and hence has started stoppping and jamming!!! HELP!

techno_funky · 05-11-2005, 01:56 PM

man dunno whats with samsung
they have quality products
look at thier monitors
dunno why dont they improve on the tray problems

dIgItaL_BrAt · 05-11-2005, 10:10 PM

earlier the trays refused to go in,now they will refuse to come out.

Vishal Gupta · 05-11-2005, 11:58 PM

All Samsung drives hv Tray problem.

And I hv to put a blank CD always in the tray of my Samsung DVD drive

Choto Cheeta · 06-11-2005, 01:00 AM

i have a Sumsung DVD ROM, SD616E... (that digit one...

)...

me too facing the Tray problem... some tiome when opned... it refused to stay closed... some time when its closed, its refuses to stay open....

AcceleratorX · 06-11-2005, 02:46 AM

The SD-616 series of Samsung DVD drives are popular all over the world for their tray problems. Do you know that one guy posted in some forum that if you remove the plastic body of the drive (SD-616 series), the tray starts to function just fine?

mobilegeek · 06-11-2005, 03:22 AM

me too ..

Samsung cd rw, its tray only comes out when ..
i literally punch it ..

n sometimes it just refuses to open .. at all

thank god I have this too...

mohit · 06-11-2005, 09:14 AM

i dont advice anybody to take a risk with samsung's notorious optical drives .. why take a risk when there are ten other better options available ?? samsung always made shitty optical drives with their "patent pending" tray problem

it_waaznt_me · 07-11-2005, 12:18 AM

Heh .. This Samsung Combo drive I have its tray comes out by itself .. and it irritates me by opening again and again ..
It even happens before the OS is loaded too so no chance of any virus ..

tarey_g · 07-11-2005, 03:52 PM

and they haven't got over the buffer underrun problems that are commom in samsung drives , the 8mb buffer does not help either.

drvarunmehta · 07-11-2005, 04:57 PM

Samsung should ditch the tray and opt for a slot mechanism.
No tray = no headache

godsownman · 07-11-2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dIgItaL_BrAt

earlier the trays refused to go in,now they will refuse to come out.

LOL !

I see only a very minor difference with the design of the tray i.e. is the exterior curves as somebody mentioned.

But I wonder what big difference will it make to the drive as that part of the tray can be very easily removed. You just have to lift it from the bottom.

Also I have had a very pleasing

experience with a Samsung CDRW.

It worked for only an hour appox after installation.The problem was that the drive was recognised every alternate time the computer started only.

I returned it and bought a SONY.

One hour beat that !. I have a record.

Regards.

Milkshake · 07-11-2005, 07:48 PM

Samsung,what the prob with them

Every oter product by them is fine but the trays

sagar_coolx · 07-11-2005, 10:06 PM

yah. its like
kutte ki doom tedhhi woh tedhi hi

AcceleratorX · 09-11-2005, 02:50 AM

Well, its true....as someone mentioned, the trays are now starting to refuse to come out.

My EARLIER Samsung (not this one) was having that problem. The tray wouldn't come out properly.

rollcage · 17-11-2005, 06:41 PM

Finally I get rid of that .. Samsung

And

Got this one now

.....

...

Haaaaaaaah........... Such a relief ............ Hooooooooooooooooh

tintin · 17-11-2005, 11:48 PM

This new one reminds me of my old computer's drive.Very little change changed

04-11-2005, 11:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
AcceleratorX In The Zone Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The New World Order Posts: 397	Samsung's redesigned tray.....Your Opinion please With their latest models of Optical Drives, Samsung seems to have introduced a somewhat changed tray. Take a look. Do you think this breed of Optical drives will be better than the last? EDIT: I have one of these models, and it sure seems to work fine...for now. __________________ Last edited by Happy Bytes: Today, at 3:45 AM. Reason: added a signature spreading worm....

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mario_pant In The Zone Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mushroom KiNGDOME! Posts: 425	um..... what change except the removal of that useless volume control and the audio jack?... just the button seems more highlighted now... __________________ The name is Mario, "Mario Pant"! mario = avatar; pant = पतलून and i'm NOT some mountain KiD!

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04-11-2005, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
ashnik Alpha Geek Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 611	from begining SAmsung had tray issues. Hope this might solve it. BTW I'm sticking to sony only

05-11-2005, 12:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
nix Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 646	exactly...the tray looks same...less difference. but its wait & watch to see if something has really changed inside...for bad or good. __________________ nikhilspoliticalblog.wordpress.com- Common man bows to amitabh

05-11-2005, 02:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
tarey_g Hanging, since 2004.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: hanging.. Posts: 3,253	no matter whatevr they do to the tray design but samsung+optical drive= buyers nightmare is the truth . __________________ Digit forum without nagging ads and with new features = http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=945285

05-11-2005, 03:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
AcceleratorX In The Zone Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The New World Order Posts: 397	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....) __________________ Last edited by Happy Bytes: Today, at 3:45 AM. Reason: added a signature spreading worm....

05-11-2005, 09:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
deadman Guest Posts: n/a	samsung drive=money waste +headache *deadman* is here

05-11-2005, 11:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
mario_pant In The Zone Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mushroom KiNGDOME! Posts: 425	mann.... my samsung drive tray now moves sideways and hence has started stoppping and jamming!!! HELP! __________________ The name is Mario, "Mario Pant"! mario = avatar; pant = पतलून and i'm NOT some mountain KiD!

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dIgItaL_BrAt Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,135	earlier the trays refused to go in,now they will refuse to come out. __________________ A)bort, R)etry, I)nfluence with large hammer.

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Vishal Gupta Microsoft MVP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AskVG.com Posts: 5,173	All Samsung drives hv Tray problem. And I hv to put a blank CD always in the tray of my Samsung DVD drive __________________ http://www.AskVG.com/

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Choto Cheeta Rebooting Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 220.225.82.33 Posts: 6,200	i have a Sumsung DVD ROM, SD616E... (that digit one... )... me too facing the Tray problem... some tiome when opned... it refused to stay closed... some time when its closed, its refuses to stay open.... __________________ rebooting ChotoCheeta.com

06-11-2005, 02:46 AM	#16 (permalink)
AcceleratorX In The Zone Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The New World Order Posts: 397	The SD-616 series of Samsung DVD drives are popular all over the world for their tray problems. Do you know that one guy posted in some forum that if you remove the plastic body of the drive (SD-616 series), the tray starts to function just fine? __________________ Last edited by Happy Bytes: Today, at 3:45 AM. Reason: added a signature spreading worm....

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mobilegeek Alpha Geek Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Delhi ...Phone: 6630, E63 Posts: 659	me too .. Samsung cd rw, its tray only comes out when .. i literally punch it .. n sometimes it just refuses to open .. at all thank god I have this too...

06-11-2005, 09:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
mohit The Hardware Labs Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Raipur, India. Posts: 1,546	i dont advice anybody to take a risk with samsung's notorious optical drives .. why take a risk when there are ten other better options available ?? samsung always made shitty optical drives with their "patent pending" tray problem

07-11-2005, 12:18 AM	#19 (permalink)
it_waaznt_me Coming back to life .. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A bit closer to heaven Posts: 1,995	Heh .. This Samsung Combo drive I have its tray comes out by itself .. and it irritates me by opening again and again .. It even happens before the OS is loaded too so no chance of any virus .. __________________ Sleight of hand and twist of fate... On a bed of nails she makes me wait... And I wait without you ... With or without you .. ---- Batty = Too Busy Now !!!

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tarey_g Hanging, since 2004.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: hanging.. Posts: 3,253	and they haven't got over the buffer underrun problems that are commom in samsung drives , the 8mb buffer does not help either. __________________ Digit forum without nagging ads and with new features = http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=945285

07-11-2005, 04:57 PM	#21 (permalink)
drvarunmehta Wise Old Owl Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,533	Samsung should ditch the tray and opt for a slot mechanism. No tray = no headache

07-11-2005, 07:48 PM	#23 (permalink)
Milkshake Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 58	Samsung,what the prob with them Every oter product by them is fine but the trays

07-11-2005, 10:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
sagar_coolx In The Zone Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the blue............. Posts: 201	yah. its like kutte ki doom tedhhi woh tedhi hi __________________ [

09-11-2005, 02:50 AM	#25 (permalink)
AcceleratorX In The Zone Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The New World Order Posts: 397	Well, its true....as someone mentioned, the trays are now starting to refuse to come out. My EARLIER Samsung (not this one) was having that problem. The tray wouldn't come out properly. __________________ Last edited by Happy Bytes: Today, at 3:45 AM. Reason: added a signature spreading worm....

17-11-2005, 06:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
rollcage AMD user for 9 yrs!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 921	Finally I get rid of that .. Samsung And Got this one now ..... ... Haaaaaaaah........... Such a relief ............ Hooooooooooooooooh

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tintin Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: rourkela,orissa Posts: 23	This new one reminds me of my old computer's drive.Very little change changed

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