Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:IDE/ATA
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:48x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:20x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:20x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:5x
CD read speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:48x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x

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Comparison of GSA-H55L, DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black
41 specifications	A LG GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal Model GSA-H55L View product	B Samsung DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 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	40x	5x
DVD+R 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	6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	16x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW 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	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	780 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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