Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK vs Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory

18specifications compared
6differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK:0.5 MB
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory:2 MB
CD-R read speed
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK:48x
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory:40x
CD-RW read speed
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK:48x
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK:100 ms
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory:130 ms
Access time
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK:100 ms
- SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory:110 ms

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Comparison of SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK, SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory
35 specifications	A Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, 10-PK View product	B Samsung SH-W163A - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Ivory View product
Performance1 differ
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.5 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	48x	40x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	110 ms
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	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	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
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB
Quantity per boxKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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