Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
DVD-RW write speed
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD+R read speed
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD-RW read speed
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
Weight
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:270 g
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:380 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144 x 19 x 135.5 mm
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:140 x 200 x 21.5 mm

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Comparison of GP30NB20, SE-208BW
43 specifications	A LG GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB20 View product	B Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208BW View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	270 g	380 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	144 x 19 x 135.5 mm	140 x 200 x 21.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows XP/MAC OS	Windows XP/Vista/7 MAC OS 10+
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b/g/n
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x microUSB 1 x RJ45

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