Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW vs Samsung SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R write speed
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:8x
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:6x
DVD-R write speed
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:16x
DVD-RAM write speed
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:12x
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:5x
DVD drive average random access time
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:160 ms
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:130 ms
Weight
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:700 g
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:148 x 175 x 42 mm
- SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of AD-7170, SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk
40 specifications	A NEC AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Model AD-7170 View product	B Samsung SH-S162L - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, 20-Pk View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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	5x
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
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	750 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM/DVD-Video/CD-ROM(mode1,mode2)/CD-ROM XA/CD-I/CD-DA(Audio CD)/CD Extra/CD-TEXT/PhotoCD/Video CD	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	148 x 175 x 42 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 12V, DC 5V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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