Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD-5170 Silver vs Samsung SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- AD-5170 Silver:Silver
- SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige:Beige
CD read speed
- AD-5170 Silver:48x
- SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige:40x
Weight
- AD-5170 Silver:705 g
- SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AD-5170 Silver:148 x 175 x 42 mm
- SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of AD-5170 Silver, SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige
44 specifications	A NEC AD-5170 Silver View product	B Samsung SH-S183A DVD Writer, Beige View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Beige
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown 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
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	705 g	750 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL ), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW 80mm/120mm	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Write methodsKnown for one	DAO, SAO, TAO zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 175 x 42 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero

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