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Samsung 8 x slim external DVD writer vs Samsung SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:No
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:Yes
CD write speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:48x
CD rewrite speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:32x
CD-R write speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:48x
CD-RW write speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:6x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:8x
DVD+R write speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:8x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:6x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:4x

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Comparison of 8 x slim external DVD writer, SH-S182D
36 specifications	A Samsung 8 x slim external DVD writer View product	B Samsung SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige Model SH-S182D View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Beige
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R 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 speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3.6 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I(FMV)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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