Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Acer 8X4X24X8X DVD+CDRW Combo for TM740 vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL

Key differences

Burst transfer rate
- 8X4X24X8X DVD+CDRW Combo for TM740:3.6 MB/s
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:66.6 MB/s
DVD read speed
- 8X4X24X8X DVD+CDRW Combo for TM740:24x
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:16x
Access time
- 8X4X24X8X DVD+CDRW Combo for TM740:120 ms
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:90 ms

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Comparison of 8X4X24X8X DVD+CDRW Combo for TM740, DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL
14 specifications	A Acer 8X4X24X8X DVD+CDRW Combo for TM740 View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Burst transfer rateDiffers	3.6 MB/s	66.6 MB/s
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
DVD read speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	90 ms
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Adaptec Easy CD Creator	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Acer Notebooks TM740	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Digital surround sound with 5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo,CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT, CD-R/RW, CD-DA
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	740 g

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