Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD:0.5 MB
CD read speed
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:24x
- DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:128 x 129 x 9.5 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner, DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD
25 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x, Black + Power DVD View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	16x	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	6x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	48x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	155 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 129 x 9.5 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power DVD

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