Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail vs Samsung 8 x slim external DVD writer

2specifications compared
2differ
0identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:Yes
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:No
CD read speed
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:52x
- 8 x slim external DVD writer:24x

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Comparison of DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail, 8 x slim external DVD writer
30 specifications	A LG DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail View product	B Samsung 8 x slim external DVD writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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	8x
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	8x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	24x
DVD+R 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 read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I(FMV)
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, CD-R/-RW,CD-R/RW CD-ROM Mode 1, 2, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, Mixed CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	90 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	670 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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