Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-S202J + Toast For MAC

Key differences

Interface
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:EIDE/ATA
CD read speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:40x
CD-R read speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:40x
DVD-RW read speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:12x
DVD+RW read speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:145 ms
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:125 ms
- SH-S202J + Toast For MAC:110 ms

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Comparison of GH20NS10, SH-S202J + Toast For MAC
36 specifications	A LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH20NS10 View product	B Samsung SH-S202J + Toast For MAC View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6 MB/s
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	145 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	110 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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