Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW vs Samsung SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black

25specifications compared
23differ
2identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Mounting
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Vertical/Horizontal
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:Horizontal
Interface
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:EIDE/ATA
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:2 MB
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
CD-R write speed
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:48x
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:32x
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:16x
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:22x
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:6x

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Comparison of GH22, SN-506AB/BEBE
56 specifications	A LG GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model GH22 View product	B Samsung SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black Model SN-506AB/BEBE View product
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed8 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed9 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	130 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	165 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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