Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x vs Samsung SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:Yes
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:No
CD write speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:16x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:48x
CD rewrite speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:4x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:2.4x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:16x
DVD+R write speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:2.4x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:20x
DVD+RW write speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:2.4x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:4x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:12x
DVD-R write speed
- GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x:2x
- SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS:20x

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Comparison of GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x, SE-S204N - External DVD+-R/RW/DL/LS
40 specifications	A LG GSAH55N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x 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
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	2.4x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	2.4x	20x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	2.4x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	2x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	2x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	1x	6x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
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 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 & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	17 mm	232 mm
WeightKnown for one	800 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42 x 17 mm	163 x 232 x 50 mm
Sustained data rateKnown for one	7.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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