Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo vs Samsung 8 x slim external DVD writer

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:Yes
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:No
CD write speed
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:48x
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x
CD rewrite speed
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:32x
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x
CD read speed
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:48x
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x

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Comparison of ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo, 8 x slim external DVD writer
25 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo View product	B Samsung 8 x slim external DVD writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I(FMV)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148 x 184 x 42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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