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Samsung SH-S202J DVD-Writer vs Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SH-S202J DVD-Writer:Yes
- TruDirect SE-S204S:No
CD rewrite speed
- SH-S202J DVD-Writer:48x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:40x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SH-S202J DVD-Writer:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SH-S202J DVD-Writer:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
CD read speed
- SH-S202J DVD-Writer:40x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SH-S202J DVD-Writer:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
- TruDirect SE-S204S:163 x 232 x 50 mm

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Comparison of SH-S202J DVD-Writer, TruDirect SE-S204S
37 specifications	A Samsung SH-S202J DVD-Writer View product	B Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	223 x 195 x 104 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Drive devices applicable disk formatDiffers	DVD-RAM, DVD±R, DVD±R D/L, DVD±RW,DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo-CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-Text	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV)
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	16.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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