Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL vs Samsung TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret

Key differences

Internal
- DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL:Yes
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:No
Product colour
- DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL:Ivory
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:Black
DVD write speed
- DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL:4x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:16x
DVD rewrite speed
- DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL:4x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL:148 x 184 x 42 mm
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL, TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret
17 specifications	A Samsung DVD+-R RW DL IDE RETAIL View product	B Samsung TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	40x	40x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD write speedDiffers	4x	16x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
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	100 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	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	DVD+R, DVD+R9, 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	148 x 184 x 42 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	760 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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