Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White

27specifications compared
22differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:No
Product colour
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:White
Interface
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:4 MB
Optical disc diameter
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:80 mm
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:120 mm
CD-R write speed
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:24x
BD-R write speed
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:6x

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Comparison of BH10LS38, SE-506AB/TSWD
55 specifications	A LG BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH10LS38 View product	B Samsung SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White Model SE-506AB/TSWD View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedDiffers	10x	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
Reading speed6 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R read speedDiffers	8x	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedDiffers	8x	6x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time3 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	170 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.5 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	330 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 KB/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5 - 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 41.3 x 172 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Sequential writingKnown 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

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