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Buying a Xbox

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irenealan

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Are all new Xbox that marked assembled after 2004 come with Samsung DVD drive? I am trying to get a Xbox with Samsung drive and wonder how can I tell from it's serial thanks!
 
From what I've gleamed from XBox Scene you really can't tell by serial numbers; you have to open up the thing to find out.
 
Without appearing dull, and I appreciate it may already be too late, what's so special regarding the Samsung drives?
 
Originally posted by: edjam
Without appearing dull, and I appreciate it may already be too late, what's so special regarding the Samsung drives?
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Well I can't check to be sure from work, but I seem to remember that they can read certain types of media which the other drives cannot; I think it was CD-Rs and DVD+Rs. The other two drives can read differing types of DVD and CD media, but Samsung drives have the most compatibility.
 
Samsung offers the best speed and compatibility with CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. They don't work too well with DVD+Rs.

look at this list and hope to get a Samsung. Buy from someone with a good return policy, and just open the box carefully, then look for the holes in the CD tray.


what sucks is that there is now a new Philips drive, Model #: VAD6035/21, that doesn't read DVD-R media without some serious pot tweaking.
 
So if I got the Xbox with two holes on the DVD drive tray then does it mean I got the Samsung drive or it could still be some other type of drive? Thanks.
 
i have heard that the new xbox's (the green halo edition ones) come with a new philips drive that is pretty good.
 
Originally posted by: spanky
i have heard that the new xbox's (the green halo edition ones) come with a new philips drive that is pretty good.
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... and you missed the point completely ... :roll:
 
Originally posted by: zimu
Originally posted by: spanky
i have heard that the new xbox's (the green halo edition ones) come with a new philips drive that is pretty good.
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... and you missed the point completely ... :roll:
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no, i did not miss the point. becuz rather then struggle to get a samsung (a dvd drive that supposedly reads almost every media thrown at it), it is pretty easy to get an alternative dvd drive that compares very favorably to it. if u fail to comprehend that idea, then i am sorry, i cannot help u.
 
the original is thompson and they suck, phillips is good, and the samsungs are best
look at the second post Here and you can tell which one you have
 
Originally posted by: NotoriousJTC
Originally posted by: irenealan
So if I got the Xbox with two holes on the DVD drive tray then does it mean I got the Samsung drive or it could still be some other type of drive? Thanks.
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2 holes = Samsung


Look
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2 holes where exactly? Inside or on the front plate cover thingy that says XBOX? Oops!
 
I was trying to buying an Xbox with a good drive that's why I post this thread. Anyway after work I picked a Xbox and saw the tray has two holds on the left and right sides of the U shape hold in the center. That's why I want to confirm if it's a Samsung or it could still be some other drive. But based on what you guys said it seems that it is a Samsung. Thanks for everyone's help.

However, I just went to my friends house today and see if her's is also with a Samsung and it is, it has two holes on the tray also. And it's a Halo Green version! Then I compare the serial on the back, it seems that doesn't matter what date it is produced, but rather if the print of the Serial# sticker has skinny font then it's likely a Samsung drive. If it's like a bigger or fatter font then it may not be a Samsung drive. But I don't know how to tell from a Thomson or Phillip.

Anyway Phillips is good but I heard that my friends have Phillips have problem loading some type of CDR. Just my 2 cents...

Hope you guys don't get mad on what I said!
 
Nope. I bought a XBox Halo SE and mines came with the newer Phillips drive. Not all manufactured in 04 will guarantee you a Samsung. You can always install one yourself.
 
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