Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Iomega USB 2.0 External Drive vs Samsung Q1 External DVD RW

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- USB 2.0 External Drive:52x
- Q1 External DVD RW:8x
CD rewrite speed
- USB 2.0 External Drive:24x
- Q1 External DVD RW:0x
CD read speed
- USB 2.0 External Drive:52x
- Q1 External DVD RW:0x

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Comparison of USB 2.0 External Drive, Q1 External DVD RW
13 specifications	A Iomega USB 2.0 External Drive View product	B Samsung Q1 External DVD RW View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	0x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	0x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS 8.6, 9.0.4, 9.1 / X; Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / Me / XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	190.5 x 247.7 x 50.8 mm (7.5 x 9.75 x 2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	2.38 kg (5.25 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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