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[Solved] Which optical drive is better?

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VeryOldHero   11-24-2011 at 01:05:11 AM

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AL/BSBE LightScribe Support

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] _-11232011

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LG GH24LS70 24X SATA Lightscribe Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12600DR0411

Also, which one has a lower power draw to save on the electric bill?

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target50   11-24-2011 at 01:42:02 AM

as power consumption, i have no idea

but from looking at the spec, it looks like LG has a faster speed on some of the parts...

you definitely get what you pay for... but sometimes i would just got with the cheaper drive since its not the biggest deal for me.

you can save money here to spend on something much more :)

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kd0frg   11-24-2011 at 01:44:52 AM
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lets see, both do light scribe if you use it that is

samsung read speeds:
cd 48x
dvd 16x
lg read speeds:
cd 48x
dvd 16x

so both are even there

samsung write speeds
cd-r 48x
cd-rw 24x
dvd-r 22x
dvd-rw 8x
dvd+r dual layer 16x
dvd-r dual layer 12x

compare to LGs

cd-r 48x
cd-rw 32x
dvd-r 24
dvd-rw 8x
(does not list dual layer writing ability on direct canada?)

i would probably go with the samsung, both should use the same amount of power, it would be negligible i think

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kd0frg   11-24-2011 at 01:48:58 AM

well, newegg says the lg's dual layer is 8x for both dvd-r DL and dvd+r dl so the samsung wins the overall speed contest there

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