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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD-5170 Silver vs Samsung SE-S184M External DVD Writer

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 12identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • Product colour
    • Silver
    • Black
  • CD read speed
    • 48x
    • 40x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 160 ms
    • 130 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • 140 ms
    • 110 ms
  • Weight
    • 705 g
    • 1.2 kg
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 148 x 175 x 42 mm
    • 163 x 232 x 50 mm

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45 specifications
A

NEC

AD-5170 SilverView product
B

Samsung

SE-S184M External DVD WriterView product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one33.3 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RW
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATA
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speed32x32x
CD-R write speed48x48x
CD-RW write speed32x32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R write speed18x18x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed8x8x
DVD-R write speed18x18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers160 ms130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers705 g1.2 kg
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffersDVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL ), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW 80mm/120mmDVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, LS DVD-R, LS 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)Differs148 x 175 x 42 mm163 x 232 x 50 mm
Number of optical discs1 discs1 discs
Write methodsKnown for oneDAO, SAO, TAO zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes

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