Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black vs Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:4x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:6x
CD-R read speed
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:48x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
CD-RW read speed
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:48x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:40x
DVD-R read speed
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:16x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:16x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:16x
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:8x
Access time
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:120 ms
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:2 ms
Weight
- Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black:700 g
- DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black:750 g

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Comparison of Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black, DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black
45 specifications	A LG Multi DVD Rewriter GSA-H20LB black View product	B Samsung DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, Black View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	2 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT

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