Testseek.com have collected 32 expert reviews of the Samsung SE-208BW Optical Smart Hub and the average rating is 66%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SE-208BW Optical Smart Hub.
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Abstract: It's a DVD burner! It's a Wi-Fi hotspot! It's a media streamer! Wrapping your mind around the --a unique storage and streaming product with a singularly unintuitive name, a perplexing appearance, and several very specific uses--is rather challenging. U...
Abstract: Part of the SSD upgrade how-to yesterday required buying a new CD/DVD writer. The old LG unit I was using bit the dust during the test so after a quick online check I found a cheap one in-stock at our local electronics Shop. While I was there I spotted th...
The Samsung Optical Smart Hub is an odd duck, but it's suitable for the limited scenario where you want a Wi-Fi router, NAS-like storage, and media streaming for mobile devices on an independent wireless network. ...
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Published: 2012-05-23, Author: Jon , review by: techworld.com
The Samsung Optical Smart Hub is an odd duck, suitable for the limited scenario where you want a Wi-Fi router, NAS-like storage, and media streaming for mobile devices on an independent wireless network. Or rather, it would be suitable if the software...
Streams multimedia wirelessly, Acts as a portable DVD drive
Buggy, Can't join existing networks
The Optical Smart Hub is an odd duck, but it's suitable for the limited scenario where you want a Wi-Fi router, NAS-like storage, and media streaming for mobile devices on an independent wireless network....
The Samsung SmartHub SE-208BW is a good idea five years too late, and requires one of the most convoluted installations we've seen on a device. Geeks won't need it, and Regular Joes will be in over their heads....
Offers wireless and mobile access to optical media, Semi-Portable
Setup isn't as clean as it could be, DHCP conflicts that cause existing wireless network troubles
Samsung will likely find a decent niche audience for the Optical Smart Hub, and maybe those with slides or old VHS movies will find the upgrade path to optical media safe now. Joking aside, the Smart Hub is unique and offers solutions to many problems tha...
