Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- TruDirect SE-S204S:No
CD write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
DVD+R write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:20x
DVD+RW write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:16x
DVD-R write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:20x
DVD-RW write speed
- GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- TruDirect SE-S204S:6x

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Comparison of GGW-H20L, TruDirect SE-S204S
38 specifications	A LG GGW-H20L optical disc drive Internal Model GGW-H20L View product	B Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	12x	20x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	10x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	12x	20x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	10x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	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-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	870 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 185 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Media Center Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Windows Vista (x86, x64)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV)

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