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Samsung DVD WRITER SHS203 vs Samsung SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 13identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD rewrite speed
    • DVD WRITER SHS203:40x
    • SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:32x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • DVD WRITER SHS203:12x
    • SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:16x
  • CD read speed
    • DVD WRITER SHS203:48x
    • SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:40x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • DVD WRITER SHS203:130 ms
    • SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:150 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • DVD WRITER SHS203:110 ms
    • SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:120 ms

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Comparison of DVD WRITER SHS203, SH-S203D
37 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBeige
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
MountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1500 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers40x32x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x16x
DVD+R write speed20x20x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed12x12x
DVD-R write speed20x20x
DVD-RAM write speed12x12x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x40x
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
DVD+R read speed16x16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-R read speed16x16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers130 ms150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers110 ms120 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source750 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)148.2 x 170 x 42 mm148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, Light Scribe DVD±R, Light Scribe CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXTUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one16.6MB/secUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one66.6MB/secUnknown — not stated by the source

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