Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black vs Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:52x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-R write speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:52x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:52x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-R read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:52x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
CD-ROM read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:52x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:48x
CD-RW read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:52x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
DVD-R read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:16x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:16x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:8x

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Comparison of Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black, DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black
40 specifications	A LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black View product	B Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	2 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	750 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	Write: CD-R/RW, CD-ROM Mode-1,CD-ROM XA, CD- Audio, Mixed Mode, CD-DA, CD-I FMV, Video CD, CD-Plus / CD-Extra Read: DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD RAM Photo-CD, CD Text	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet writing, Fixed packet writing, Multi-session	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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