Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter vs Samsung SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster

20specifications compared
15differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:16x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:48x
CD rewrite speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:4x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:2.4x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:8x
DVD+R write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:2.4x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:18x
DVD+RW write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:2.4x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:4x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:8x
DVD-R write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:2x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:18x
DVD-RAM write speed
- 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter:2x
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:12x

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Comparison of 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter, SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster
40 specifications	A LG 20x Super Multi Security DVD Rewriter View product	B Samsung SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	2.4x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	2.4x	18x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	2.4x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	2x	18x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	2x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	1x	6x
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	800 g	1.2 kg
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42 x 17 mm	50 x 163 x 232 mm
Sustained data rateKnown for one	7.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero

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