Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL vs Samsung DVD WRITER + - RETAIL

Key differences

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

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

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.