Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 7identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD read speed
    • GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
    • SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory:40x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
    • SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory:130 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
    • SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory:110 ms
  • Weight
    • GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:700 g
    • SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory:750 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
    • SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GDR-H30N, SpeedPlus™ DVD-Writer 20x, Ivory
36 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIvory
Disc loading typeTrayTray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceEIDE/ATAEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speed32x32x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD+R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers52x40x
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
DVD+R read speed16x16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-R read speed16x16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers160 ms130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers700 g750 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 165 x 41.3 mm148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs
Buffer sizeKnown for one198 KBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4Unknown — not stated by the source

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