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LG Internal SATA DVD-Rom vs Samsung DVD_ROM SHD163

5specifications compared
2differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:52x
- DVD_ROM SHD163:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Internal SATA DVD-Rom:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- DVD_ROM SHD163:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of Internal SATA DVD-Rom, DVD_ROM SHD163
21 specifications	A LG Internal SATA DVD-Rom View product	B Samsung DVD_ROM SHD163 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO, CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
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
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	90 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
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
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 KB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x

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