Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO vs Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:40x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:24x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:32x
DVD write speed
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:8x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:12x
CD read speed
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:40x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
DVD read speed
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:8x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:16x
Access time
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:130 ms
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:110 ms
Weight
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:1 kg
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:760 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO:146 x 189.5 x 41.5 mm
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm

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Comparison of DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO, DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL
13 specifications	A Samsung DVD+-R RW 8X8X BULK IVO View product	B Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	130 ms	110 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	760 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM(Read only), DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA,CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 189.5 x 41.5 mm	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.