Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-H20N, black vs Samsung DVD_ROM SHD163

Key differences

CD read speed
- GDR-H20N, black:52x
- DVD_ROM SHD163:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDR-H20N, black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- DVD_ROM SHD163:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GDR-H20N, black, DVD_ROM SHD163
18 specifications	A LG GDR-H20N, black View product	B Samsung DVD_ROM SHD163 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.198 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	900 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP, Vista, 2003 server Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 KB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.