Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver vs Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver:No
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:Yes
Product colour
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver:Silver
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:Ivory
Interface
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver:FireWire
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver:No
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:48x
CD rewrite speed
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver:No
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:32x
CD read speed
- External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver:No
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:40x

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Comparison of External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver, SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory
31 specifications	A Samsung External DVD Super Multi Drive, Silver View product	B Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Ivory
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	FireWire	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	No	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	No	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	No	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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