Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:0.256 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter:200 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter:120 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:100 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter, DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk
43 specifications	A LG 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	1x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
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 Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Millennium Edition (Me)Windows Vista x86, x64 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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,Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power DVD

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