Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:0.256 MB
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:120 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:100 ms
Weight
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:800 g
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:148 x 42 x 17 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black, DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk
28 specifications	A LG DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Write methodsKnown for one	RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42 x 17 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	58.98 Mbit/s	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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power DVD

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