Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2 vs Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk has 11 x more CD rewrite speed than the Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2 (32x vs 21x). The Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2 has 2 x more DVD+R write speed than the Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk (20x vs 18x). The Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2 has 2 x more DVD-R write speed than the Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk (20x vs 18x). Only the Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk has internal. Dimensions (WxDxH): 165 x 250 x 48 mm on the Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2, 148.2 x 184 x 42 mm on the Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk.

Internal
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:No
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:Yes
CD rewrite speed
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:21x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:32x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:20x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:20x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:18x
CD read speed
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:48x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:40x
CD-ROM read speed
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:48x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:40x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:165 x 250 x 48 mm
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2, SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk
50 specifications	A Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2 View product	B Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	21x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	18x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 250 x 48 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V/2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown 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
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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