Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW vs Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:2 MB
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:0.5 MB
DVD+R read speed
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:16x
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:12x
DVD-R read speed
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:16x
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:16x
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:16x
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:8x
Access time
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:125 ms
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:100 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GSA-H10N, SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK
45 specifications	A LG GSA-H10N optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Model GSA-H10N View product	B Samsung SH-D162C - DVD-ROM Drive, Black, 10-PK View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	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	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	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 speed4 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
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	100 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 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+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, VideoCD, CD-I, Photo CD, 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 184 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
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
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
Quantity per boxKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power DVD

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