Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:Silver
Interface
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:EIDE/ATA
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:12x
DVD+R write speed
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:20x
DVD-R write speed
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:20x
CD read speed
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:175 ms
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:110 ms

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Comparison of GH22LP20RB, SH-S202J
51 specifications	A LG GH22LP20RB optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH22LP20RB View product	B Samsung SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver Model SH-S202J View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	13x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	13x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	175 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
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
Multi sessionKnown 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
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	780 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+12V / +5V DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME, 2000 Professional, XP Home, Professional, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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