Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White vs Samsung SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

31specifications compared
27differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:No
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Product colour
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:White
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Black
Interface
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:USB 2.0
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:2 MB
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:1.5 MB
CD write speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:24x
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:16x
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:6x
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:8x
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x

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Comparison of GP30NW, SH-224BB
52 specifications	A LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White Model GP30NW View product	B Samsung SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SH-224BB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
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
Performance3 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	11.08 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown 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 temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	148.2 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	270 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 1.0GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	20 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s

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