LG Internal SATA DVD-Rom vs Samsung DVDRW Drive AA-ES2U12B/E

Comparison of Internal SATA DVD-Rom, DVDRW Drive AA-ES2U12B/E

22 specifications	A LG Internal SATA DVD-RomView product	B Samsung DVDRW Drive AA-ES2U12B/EView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO, CE, FCC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
LightScribeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Plug and PlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	0x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DC-in jackKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0x

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.