Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory vs Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory has 4 x more CD write speed than the Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black (52x vs 48x). The Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory has 4 x more CD-R write speed than the Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black (52x vs 48x). The Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory has 4 x more CD read speed than the Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black (52x vs 48x). Product colour: Ivory on the Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory, Black on the Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black. Bundled software: Nero Power DVD on the Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory, Nero on the Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black.

Product colour
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:Ivory
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:Black
CD write speed
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:52x
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-R write speed
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:52x
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD read speed
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:52x
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-R read speed
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:52x
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
CD-RW read speed
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:52x
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:150 ms
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:130 ms
Access time
- SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory:130 ms
- SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:110 ms

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Comparison of SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory, SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black
33 specifications	A Samsung SH-M522C - Combo Drive, Ivory View product	B Samsung SH-W162C - DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	Black
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R write speedDiffers	52x	48x
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 speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	52x	40x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	130 ms	110 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Nero Power DVD	Nero
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-DA, 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

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