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LG GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW vs Samsung SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:Yes
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:No
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:10x
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:6x
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:5x
Access time
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:125 ms
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:110 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GSA-H10N, SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster
43 specifications	A LG GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Model GSA-H10N View product	B Samsung SE-S164L - DVD±R/RW Drive WriteMaster View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	5x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer 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
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	125 ms	110 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-RAM (12x), DVD-RW(6x), DVD+R DL(10x), DVD-R DL(6x DVD-R(16x), DVD+RW(8x) DVD+R(16x), CD-RW(32x), and CD-R(48x)	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, LightScribe DVD±R, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, LightScribe CD-R, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Write methodsKnown for one	(DVD+R) Sequential Recording (DVD+R DL) Sequential Recording (DVD-R/RW) Disk-at-Once, Incremental Recording Restricted Overwrite (DVD-RW only) (DVD-R DL) Disk-at-Once, Fortmat4 (Layer Jump Recording) (DVD+RW) Random Write (DVD-RAM) Random Write (CD-R/RW) Disk-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Session-at-Once,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME, 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, Pro, Media Centre Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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