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Samsung DVD WRITER SHS202 vs Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD WRITER SHS202:Yes
- TruDirect SE-S204S:No
Product colour
- DVD WRITER SHS202:Ivory
- TruDirect SE-S204S:Silver
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD WRITER SHS202:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVD WRITER SHS202:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD WRITER SHS202:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
- TruDirect SE-S204S:163 x 232 x 50 mm

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Comparison of DVD WRITER SHS202, TruDirect SE-S204S
27 specifications	A Samsung DVD WRITER SHS202 View product	B Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	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 speed2 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	40x	40x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	16.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	33.3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV)

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