Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White vs Samsung SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:No
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Product colour
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:White
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Black
Optical drive type
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:CD±R/RW
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:6x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:8x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:22x
DVD-RAM write speed
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:5x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:12x
DVD-RW write speed
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:6x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD+R read speed
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:8x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:16x

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Comparison of GP30NW20, SH-222BB
50 specifications	A LG GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White Model GP30NW20 View product	B Samsung SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SH-222BB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	CD±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	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	270 g	750 g
WidthKnown for one	135.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	144 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	LG Easy Burning Tool	Unknown — not stated by the source

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