Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-E50N optical disc drive White vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk

12specifications compared
12differ
0identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:No
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:Yes
Product colour
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:White
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:Black
Drive device, buffer size
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:0.256 MB
CD read speed
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:24x
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:48x
CD-R read speed
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:24x
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:48x
DVD-R read speed
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:8x
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:160 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:140 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk:100 ms

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Comparison of GSA-E50N, DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk
41 specifications	A LG GSA-E50N optical disc drive White Model GSA-E50N View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x Black, Power DVD, 10-pk View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
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	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	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 speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	8x	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
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	100 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	380 g	750 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	NERO Express InCD PowerProducer Power DVD	Power DVD
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD+R/RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW	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
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 Windows XP Home Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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