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Lenovo ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland) vs Samsung DVD WRITER SHS203

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):No
- DVD WRITER SHS203:Yes
CD write speed
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):24x
- DVD WRITER SHS203:48x
CD rewrite speed
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):24x
- DVD WRITER SHS203:40x
CD read speed
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):24x
- DVD WRITER SHS203:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):144 x 145 x 20 mm
- DVD WRITER SHS203:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland), DVD WRITER SHS203
23 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland)View product	B Samsung DVD WRITER SHS203 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, Light Scribe DVD±R, Light Scribe CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, 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	144 x 145 x 20 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6MB/sec
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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