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Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer vs Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black

29specifications compared
8differ
21identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black has 8 x more CD write speed than the Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer (48x vs 40x). The Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black has 8 x more CD-R write speed than the Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer (48x vs 40x). The Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer has 8 x more CD-R read speed than the Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black (48x vs 40x). Only the Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black has internal. Only the Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer has LightScribe.

Internal
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:No
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:Yes
LightScribe
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:Yes
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:No
CD write speed
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:40x
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-R write speed
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:40x
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-R read speed
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:48x
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
CD-RW read speed
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:32x
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer:163 x 232 x 50 mm
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer, SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black
35 specifications	A Samsung SE-W164L - External H/H DVD Writer View product	B Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performance1 differ
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	48x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	40x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	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 DI, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DI, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, VideoCD, CD-I(FMV), Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	163 x 232 x 50 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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