Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X:52x
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X:100 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X:90 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:100 ms
Weight
- GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X:670 g
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X, DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk
23 specifications	A LG GDR-8164BRB DVD-ROM 16X 52X View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	0.256 MB	0.256 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	16.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	110 ms
Access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	90 ms	100 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	670 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	7.8 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	22.1 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	16.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	33.3	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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