Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black

22specifications compared
19differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:24x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:24x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:6x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:6x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:22x
DVD-RAM write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:5x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:12x
DVD-RW write speed
- GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black:6x

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Comparison of GT20N.AUAU, SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black
38 specifications	A LG GT20N.AUAU optical disc drive Internal Model GT20N.AUAU View product	B Samsung SH-S223F DVD-RW, Black View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed8 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
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	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	12x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	40x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightDiffers	165 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I (FMV), Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	127 x 128 x 12.7 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Device typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVDRW
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/ps
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3MB/ps
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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