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Acer SuperMulti DVD/RW vs LG GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:Yes
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Optical drive type
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:DVD Super Multi DL
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
CD write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:24x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:24x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:6x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD+R write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:8x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:6x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:8x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x

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Comparison of SuperMulti DVD/RW, GE24LU20
38 specifications	A Acer SuperMulti DVD/RW View product	B LG GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GE24LU20 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATAPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Aspire 4710ZG, Aspire 5310, Aspire 5910G, Aspire 5920, Aspire 5920G, Extensa 4620Z, Extensa 5610, Extensa 5620ZG, Extensa 7220, Travelmate C310, Travelmate 3210Z, Travelmate 5310, Travelmate 5510, Travelmate 5710, Travelmate 5710G, Travelmate 6592	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	125 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 x 230 x 50 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Professional Mac OS 10.4.10 +

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