Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H20N optical disc drive White vs Samsung SE-S084F optical disc drive Black

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:White
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:Black
Drive device, buffer size
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:2 MB
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:1.5 MB
CD write speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:48x
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:48x
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:24x
CD-R write speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:48x
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:16x
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:8x
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:16x
- SE-S084F optical disc drive Black:6x

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Comparison of GSA-H20N, SE-S084F
36 specifications	A LG GSA-H20N optical disc drive White Model GSA-H20N View product	B Samsung SE-S084F optical disc drive Black Model SE-S084F View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	5x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	770 g	320 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R dual Layer, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R dual Layer, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Text
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	141 x 141 x 19.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Drive device heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.27 cm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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