Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20LS DVD+/-RW vs Samsung SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:10x
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:10x
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:20x
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
CD read speed
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:48x
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD-RAM read speed
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:5x
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:13x
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:140 ms
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:120 ms
- SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black:110 ms

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Comparison of GH20LS DVD+/-RW, SH-S223F
47 specifications	A LG GH20LS DVD+/-RW View product	B Samsung SH-S223F optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-S223F View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightDiffers	780 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	+12V / +5V DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium-4 1,4GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista	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	4 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero Express/In CD/PowerDVD/PowerProducerGold/Light Scribe.	Unknown — not stated by the source

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