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Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW vs Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 4identical
  • 0known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:40x
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:24x
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:32x
  • DVD write speed
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:8x
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:12x
  • CD read speed
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:40x
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
  • DVD read speed
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:12x
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:16x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:110 ms
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:130 ms
  • Access time
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:90 ms
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:110 ms
  • Weight
    • DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:750 g
    • DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:760 g

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Comparison of DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW, DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL
12 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers40x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers24x32x
DVD write speedDiffers8x12x
DVD rewrite speed4x4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x48x
DVD read speedDiffers12x16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers110 ms130 ms
Access timeDiffers90 ms110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers750 g760 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)148.2 x 42 x 184 mm148.2 x 42 x 184 mm

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