Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA vs Samsung External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive

13specifications compared
12differ
1identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:Yes
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:No
CD write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:48x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:32x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:20x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:4x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:20x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:4x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:12x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:5x
CD read speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:40x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
DVD+R read speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:16x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:8x

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA, External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive
47 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA View product	B Samsung External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	4x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	4x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	610 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 170 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/98/NT/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RPC+II
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink DVD suite

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