Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:No
CD rewrite speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:12x
CD read speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:48x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:40x
CD-R read speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:48x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:40x
DVD-RAM read speed
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:16x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:12x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:163 x 232 x 50 mm

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Comparison of GSA-H55L, SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS
38 specifications	A LG GSA-H55L optical disc drive Internal Model GSA-H55L View product	B Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS 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
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	12x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	16x	12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	232 mm
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm

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