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LG GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW vs Samsung SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:No
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:Yes
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:6x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:8x
DVD+R write speed
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:16x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:10x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:4x
DVD-R write speed
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:16x
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:18x
DVD drive average random access time
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:175 ms
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:120 ms
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:110 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:160 x 230 x 50 mm
- SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GSA-E20N, SH-S182D
33 specifications	A LG GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW Model GSA-E20N View product	B Samsung SH-S182D optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Beige Model SH-S182D View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Beige
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed4 differ
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	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	18x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	175 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	160 x 230 x 50 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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