Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige vs Samsung S203B DVDRW

31specifications compared
24differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:Beige
- S203B DVDRW:White
Mounting
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:Horizontal
- S203B DVDRW:Vertical/Horizontal
Interface
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:EIDE/ATA
- S203B DVDRW:Serial ATA
CD write speed
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:8x
- S203B DVDRW:48x
CD rewrite speed
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:10x
- S203B DVDRW:48x
CD-R write speed
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:8x
- S203B DVDRW:48x
CD-RW write speed
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:10x
- S203B DVDRW:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:4x
- S203B DVDRW:16x

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Comparison of Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige, S203B DVDRW
49 specifications	A LG Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige View product	B Samsung S203B DVDRW View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Beige	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	48x
CD-R write speedDiffers	8x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	10x	32x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	12x	20x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	12x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
Reading speed8 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	40x	48x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	10x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	10x	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	170 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	170 ms	110 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet 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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	970 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 200 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Pro/XP Home/XP Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	172.632 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD±R, DVD±R D/L, DVD±RW,DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo-CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-Text
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6 MB/s
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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