Buck Turgidson wrote:

Just curious as to the trade-offs between these 2 DW screw types. The
coarse thread seem much faster when putting together something, but I
wonder what I am giving up.

I know that real wood screws are better, but sometimes a DW will suffice.
Thanks.

I've always found that coarse drywall screws break coarsely and fine drywall
screws break finely.