Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster vs Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:No
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:2 MB
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:0.5 MB
DVD+R read speed
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:16x
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:12x
DVD-R read speed
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:16x
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:130 ms
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:100 ms
Access time
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:110 ms
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:100 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster, SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK
32 specifications	A Samsung SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster View product	B Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	130 ms	100 ms
Access timeDiffers	110 ms	100 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, LightScribe DVD±R, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, LightScribe CD-R, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, VideoCD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
Quantity per boxKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power DVD

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