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Samsung DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black vs Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS

24specifications compared
20differ
4identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:Yes
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:No
CD write speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:48x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:6x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:8x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:20x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:8x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:20x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:5x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:12x
CD read speed
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:40x

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Comparison of DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black, SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS
32 specifications	A Samsung DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black View product	B Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed12 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	5x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	232 mm

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.

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