Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GE20NU11 optical disc drive vs Samsung SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:No
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
CD-RW read speed
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:48x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:12x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-RW read speed
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:13x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:12x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:13x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GE20NU11 optical disc drive:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GE20NU11, SH-D163C
33 specifications	A LG GE20NU11 optical disc drive Model GE20NU11 View product	B Samsung SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-D163C View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	800 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 Vista/XP/2000/Me Mac OS 10.4.10 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	22.16 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms

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