Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk vs Samsung Q1 External DVD RW

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk:Yes
- Q1 External DVD RW:No
CD write speed
- GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk:48x
- Q1 External DVD RW:8x
CD rewrite speed
- GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk:32x
- Q1 External DVD RW:0x
CD read speed
- GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk:48x
- Q1 External DVD RW:0x

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Comparison of GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk, Q1 External DVD RW
48 specifications	A LG GSA-H55NBB SecureDisk View product	B Samsung Q1 External DVD RW View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Beige	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	0x
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	20x	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	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	0x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	780 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	24.93 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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