Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:32x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:10x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:10x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:12x
CD read speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:48x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:40x
CD-RW read speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:48x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:16x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:16x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:16x
- Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk:12x

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Comparison of GSAH55N, Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk
37 specifications	A LG GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal Model GSAH55N View product	B Samsung Super-WriteMaster™ 20x, Black, Bulk 10-pk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	10x	12x
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R Double couche, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R Double couche, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD Vidéo, CDR, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Vidéo-CD, CDI(FMV), Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 800MHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows Vista x86, x64 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Media Center Edition	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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