Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung S203B DVDRW vs Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- S203B DVDRW:Yes
- TruDirect SE-S204S:No
Product colour
- S203B DVDRW:White
- TruDirect SE-S204S:Silver
CD rewrite speed
- S203B DVDRW:48x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:40x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- S203B DVDRW:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- S203B DVDRW:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
- TruDirect SE-S204S:163 x 232 x 50 mm

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Comparison of S203B DVDRW, TruDirect SE-S204S
40 specifications	A Samsung S203B DVDRW View product	B Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	16x	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
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Drive devices applicable disk formatDiffers	DVD-RAM, DVD±R, DVD±R D/L, DVD±RW,DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo-CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-Text	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)
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	66.6 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

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