Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20NS10, White vs Samsung SE-S084B optical disc drive Black

26specifications compared
24differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GH20NS10, White:Yes
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:No
Product colour
- GH20NS10, White:White
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:Black
CD write speed
- GH20NS10, White:48x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GH20NS10, White:32x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:24x
CD-R write speed
- GH20NS10, White:48x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:6x
CD-RW write speed
- GH20NS10, White:32x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH20NS10, White:12x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- GH20NS10, White:20x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:8x

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Comparison of GH20NS10, White, SE-S084B
38 specifications	A LG GH20NS10, White View product	B Samsung SE-S084B optical disc drive Black Model SE-S084B View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed10 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	6x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	145 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	125 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	420 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	141 x 157 x 19 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows ME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, Light Scribe DVD±R, Light Scribe CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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