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
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
DVD write speedDiffers	4x	16x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	8x
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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