Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk IDE Barebulk, Black vs Samsung Super-WriteMaster™ DVD Writer

14specifications compared
2differ
12identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk IDE Barebulk, Black:120 ms
- Super-WriteMaster™ DVD Writer:110 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk IDE Barebulk, Black:148 x 42 x 17 mm
- Super-WriteMaster™ DVD Writer:146 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk IDE Barebulk, Black, Super-WriteMaster™ DVD Writer
47 specifications	A LG DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk IDE Barebulk, Black View product	B Samsung Super-WriteMaster™ DVD Writer View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	IDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Multi session	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Weight	800 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV), Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42 x 17 mm	146 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Write methodsKnown for one	RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	58.98 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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