Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory vs Samsung SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory:Ivory
- SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White:White
Drive device, buffer size
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory:0.5 MB
- SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White:2 MB
CD read speed
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory:48x
- SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White:52x
DVD drive average random access time
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory:100 ms
- SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White:150 ms
Access time
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory:100 ms
- SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White:130 ms

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Comparison of SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory, SH-M522C
25 specifications	A Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Ivory View product	B Samsung SH-M522C optical disc drive Internal White Model SH-M522C View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	White
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.5 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	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 time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	150 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	130 ms
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Power DVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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+RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-Viedo, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-DA(Audio), CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Plus, CD-Extra, Photo-CD(Single, Multi - session), Video-CD ready, CD-TEXT Enhanced CD, CD-I/FMV, CD-R, CD-RW
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-RW 700/650 CD-R 800/700/650
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g

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