Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom Mobile DVD RW II vs Samsung SH-D163C, 10-pk

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Mobile DVD RW II:No
- SH-D163C, 10-pk:Yes
Interface
- Mobile DVD RW II:USB 2.0
- SH-D163C, 10-pk:Serial ATA
CD read speed
- Mobile DVD RW II:24x
- SH-D163C, 10-pk:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- Mobile DVD RW II:100 ms
- SH-D163C, 10-pk:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Mobile DVD RW II:95 ms
- SH-D163C, 10-pk:130 ms

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Comparison of Mobile DVD RW II, SH-D163C, 10-pk
57 specifications	A Freecom Mobile DVD RW II View product	B Samsung SH-D163C, 10-pk View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	16x
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	16x
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 read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	95 ms	130 ms
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
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	155 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	350 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III/AMD Duron 900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	13.3 cm (5.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Quantity per boxKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)

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