Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer vs Samsung SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer:No
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:Yes
Product colour
- SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer:Silver
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:Black
CD read speed
- SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer:24x
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer:133 x 132 x 17.7 mm
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer, SH-W162C
33 specifications	A Samsung SE-W084B - External slim DVD-writer View product	B Samsung SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black Model SH-W162C View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero Slimline	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, 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	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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	133 x 132 x 17.7 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g

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