Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL vs Samsung DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:32x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:32x
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:16x
DVD write speed
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:12x
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:8x
CD read speed
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:40x
DVD read speed
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:16x
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:12x
Weight
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:760 g
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
- DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK:146 x 41.5 x 189.5 mm

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Comparison of DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL, DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK
12 specifications	A Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL View product	B Samsung DVD-RW 8X4X32X16 BULK View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
DVD write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	130 ms	130 ms
Access time	110 ms	110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	760 g	1 kg
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm	146 x 41.5 x 189.5 mm

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