Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw vs Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL

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Comparison of External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw, DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL
18 specifications	A ASUS External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw View product	B Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	760 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Write methodsKnown for one	TAO, DAO, SAO, Packet Write	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98/ 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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