Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black vs Samsung External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black:Yes
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red:No
Product colour
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black:Black
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red:Red
Interface
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black:Serial ATA
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red:FireWire
CD read speed
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black:48x
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red:No

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Comparison of DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red
19 specifications	A Samsung DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black View product	B Samsung External DVD Super Multi Drive, Red View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	FireWire
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	33.3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	No
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	740 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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