Nero has announced that Samsung will be the first to bundle NeroLINUX with a DVD/CD burner--its TS-H552U WriteMaster. The bundle will be available as a retail kit.

The Samsung TS-H552U WriteMaster drive supports 16X DVD+R, 16X DVD-R, 5X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD±RW, 40X CD-R, and 32X US-RW. Nero provides applications that take advantage of these recording options. NeroLINUX supports CD/DVD burning data and disc images, Bootable CDs and DVDs, Audio CDs with CD text, Mixed Mode CDs, CD-EXTRA, and Multisession.

The bundle of the Samsung TS-H552U WriteMaster with NeroLINUX will begin shipping June 2005 and will be available for a period of one month.

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