Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-E50N optical disc drive White vs Samsung Q1 External DVD RW

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:24x
- Q1 External DVD RW:8x
CD rewrite speed
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:24x
- Q1 External DVD RW:0x
CD read speed
- GSA-E50N optical disc drive White:24x
- Q1 External DVD RW:0x

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Comparison of GSA-E50N, Q1 External DVD RW
38 specifications	A LG GSA-E50N optical disc drive White Model GSA-E50N View product	B Samsung Q1 External DVD RW View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	0x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	0x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	380 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NERO Express InCD PowerProducer Power DVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD+R/RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	156 x 21.4 x 165.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1

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