Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC DVD burner ND-4551 vs Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, White

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- DVD burner ND-4551:900 g
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, White:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD burner ND-4551:42 x 190 x 148 mm
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, White:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD burner ND-4551, DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, White
44 specifications	A NEC DVD burner ND-4551 View product	B Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, White View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	33 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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 Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
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	16x
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
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	900 g	750 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD DL, DVD Video, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I Ready, CD Bridge, Photo-CD, VideoCD, HybridCD, LabelFlash	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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42 x 190 x 148 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Write methodsKnown for one	DAO, SAO, TAO	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Mode 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	33	Unknown — not stated by the source

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