Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC ND-3570 DVD-RW Black vs Samsung SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Black:Yes
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:No
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Black:8x
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:5x
Access time
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Black:140 ms
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:110 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Black:148 x 42 x 175 mm
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of ND-3570 DVD-RW Black, SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster
45 specifications	A NEC ND-3570 DVD-RW Black View product	B Samsung SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
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
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	5x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speedidentical
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	140 ms	110 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD+R, DVD+RW,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, LightScribe DVD±R, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, LightScribe CD-R, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	-MPC Level 3 -MultiRead -PC2001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DAO, SAO,TAO + zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42 x 175 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
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	8x	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
Technical featuresKnown for one	Dust protected enclosure	Unknown — not stated by the source

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