Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

CD-RW read speed
- GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-RW read speed
- GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GH22LS50, SH-D163C
34 specifications	A LG GH22LS50 optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH22LS50 View product	B Samsung SH-D163C optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-D163C View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
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 speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	710 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms

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