Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer vs Samsung SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer:No
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:Yes
Weight
- SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer:1.2 kg
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer:163 x 232 x 50 mm
- SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer, SH-W162C
34 specifications	A Samsung SE-W164C - External H/H DVD Writer View product	B Samsung SH-W162C optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black Model SH-W162C View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	No	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	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	40x	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	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	8x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	12x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW 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+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	130 ms	130 ms
Access time	110 ms	110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	750 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supported	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	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	163 x 232 x 50 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

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