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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer vs Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 10identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • No
    • Yes
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Ivory
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 0.5 MB
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 32x
    • 48x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 130 ms
    • 100 ms
  • Access time
    • 110 ms
    • 100 ms
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 163 x 232 x 50 mm
    • 148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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33 specifications
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Samsung

SE-W164C - External H/H DVD WriterView product
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Samsung

SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, IvoryView product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Product colourDiffersBlackIvory
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for oneNo
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one5x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speed48x48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x48x
DVD+R read speed12x12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speed12x12x
DVD-RW read speed8x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+RW read speed8x8x
DVD read speedKnown for one16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers130 ms100 ms
Access timeDiffers110 ms100 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one1.2 kg
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffersDVD+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-TEXTDVD-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)Differs163 x 232 x 50 mm148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discs1 discs1 discs
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for onePower DVD

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