Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:No
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:Yes
Product colour
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:Black
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:Ivory
Mounting
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:Horizontal
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:Vertical/Horizontal
Drive device, buffer size
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:0.256 MB
CD read speed
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:8x
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:48x
DVD-R read speed
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:8x
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:16x
Weight
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:380 g
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail:156 x 21.4 x 165.2 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail, DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk
42 specifications	A LG GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Ivory
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	8x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	380 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	156 x 21.4 x 165.2 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/ ME/ XP/ Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	11.08 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R,CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA,Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
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	110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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