Acer DVD/RW 16x black vs Samsung 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory

Comparison of DVD/RW 16x black, 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory

29 specifications	A Acer DVD/RW 16x blackView product	B Samsung 16x DVD-ROM Drive IvoryView product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Black	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	Yes	48x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, VideoCD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/sec
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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