Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:EIDE/ATA
- SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:Serial ATA
CD read speed
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
- SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
- SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:120 ms
Weight
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:700 g
- SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GDR-H30N, SH-S203D
36 specifications	A LG GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal Model GDR-H30N View product	B Samsung SH-S203D optical disc drive Internal Beige Model SH-S203D View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Beige
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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