Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Internal Slim DVD-RW vs Samsung DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black

25specifications compared
4differ
21identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- Internal Slim DVD-RW:IDE/ATA
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:EIDE/ATA
CD rewrite speed
- Internal Slim DVD-RW:16x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- Internal Slim DVD-RW:16x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:24x
CD-RW read speed
- Internal Slim DVD-RW:24x
- DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black:5x

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Comparison of Internal Slim DVD-RW, DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black
45 specifications	A LG Internal Slim DVD-RW View product	B Samsung DVD±RW Slim Drive, Black View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Writing speed2 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	260 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM 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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	170 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	11.08 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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