Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black vs Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer

Key differences

Internal
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:Yes
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:No
CD write speed
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:40x
CD-R write speed
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:40x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:6x
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:4x
CD-R read speed
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:48x
CD-RW read speed
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:32x
DVD+R read speed
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:16x
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:12x
Access time
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:2 ms
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:110 ms

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Comparison of DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black, SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer
35 specifications	A Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black View product	B Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	4x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed3 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	2 ms	110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	750 g	1.2 kg
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, 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	DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, 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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm

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