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Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL vs Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:24x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:32x
DVD write speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:8x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:16x
CD read speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:48x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:5 - 50 °C
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:5 - 45 °C
Weight
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:950 g
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:200 x 150 x 40 mm
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Compatible operating systems
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:Windows 2000 and XP
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP

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Comparison of DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL, TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK
25 specifications	A Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL View product	B Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	40x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	950 g	800 g
Other features2 differ
Logical recording formatKnown for one	UDF and ISO 9660	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 150 x 40 mm	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 500MHz or faster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 and XP	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
I/O portsKnown for one	12 V DC in, Analogue audio left / right out 2x, IDE interface connector, Master / slave select jumper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 MB/s
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
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

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