Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black vs Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:Yes
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:No
CD rewrite speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:16x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:10x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:18x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:20x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:10x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:12x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:18x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:20x
CD read speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:48x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:40x
CD-R read speed
- DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black:48x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:40x

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Comparison of DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black, SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS
39 specifications	A LG DVD Rewriter GSA-H54N black View product	B Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	18x	20x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	18x	20x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layer Jump RecordingKnown 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
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
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	7 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	232 mm

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