Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE vs Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE has 6 MB more drive device, buffer size than the Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK has 16 x more CD write speed than the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE (40x vs 24x). The Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK has 22 x more CD rewrite speed than the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE (32x vs 10x). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 50 °C on the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE, 5 - 45 °C on the Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK. Dimensions (WxDxH): 200 x 150 x 40 mm on the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE, 148.2 x 42 x 184 mm on the Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK.

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:8 MB
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:2 MB
CD write speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:24x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:40x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:10x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:32x
DVD write speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:8x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:16x
CD read speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:40x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:48x
DVD read speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:12x
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:16x
Access time
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:140 ms
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:110 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:5 - 50 °C
- TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK:5 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE, TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK
23 specifications	A Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE View product	B Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer Int IDE RETAIL BULK View product
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/s
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	32x
DVD write speedDiffers	8x	16x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	140 ms	110 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	950 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 150 x 40 mm	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
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
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows98/SE/ME/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 500 Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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