Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung DVD WRITER SHS203

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black:0.198 MB
- DVD WRITER SHS203:2 MB
CD read speed
- GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black:52x
- DVD WRITER SHS203:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black:100 ms
- DVD WRITER SHS203:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black:900 ms
- DVD WRITER SHS203:110 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- DVD WRITER SHS203:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GDR-H20N, DVD WRITER SHS203
25 specifications	A LG GDR-H20N optical disc drive Internal Black Model GDR-H20N View product	B Samsung DVD WRITER SHS203 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.198 MB	2 MB
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	40x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	900 ms	110 ms
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, Light Scribe DVD±R, Light Scribe CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6MB/sec
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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