Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Internal SATA DVD-Rom vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:Black
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:Ivory
Interface
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:Serial ATA
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:EIDE/ATA
CD read speed
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:52x
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:100 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:90 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:100 ms
Weight
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:700 g
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of Internal SATA DVD-Rom, DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk
21 specifications	A LG Internal SATA DVD-Rom View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x, Ivory, 10-pk View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Ivory
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO, CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	125000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, CD-R/-RW,CD-ROM Mode 1, 2, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, Mixed CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-I, Photo-CD, CD Audio disc.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R 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 read speed	16x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	90 ms	100 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	750 g
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R,CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA,Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0 +, XP, Vista, 2003, Linux Slackware 3.10, Solaris 2.4 +	Unknown — not stated by the source

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