Which optical drive is better?

[VeryOldHero]

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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151243&cm_sp=Spotlight-_-27-151-243-_-11232011

or

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?

 

[target50]

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

 

[kd0frg]

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

 

[kd0frg]

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

 

[VeryOldHero]

Best answer selected by VeryOldHero.

 

[VeryOldHero]

Thanks guys!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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