Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL

Key differences

Internal
- COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK:No
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:0.5 MB
CD read speed
- COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK:24x
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:48x
DVD read speed
- COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK:8x
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:16x
Access time
- COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK:110 ms
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:90 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
- DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK, DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL
12 specifications	A Samsung COMBO 24X CDRW+DVD BULK View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16X RETAIL View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeDiffers	110 ms	90 ms
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo,CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT, CD-R/RW, CD-DA
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	740 g

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