Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014L1T, CZ vs LG GH20LS DVD+/-RW

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:8x
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:10x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:8x
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:10x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:14x
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:8x
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:12x
DVD-RAM read speed
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:12x
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:8x
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:12x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:150 ms
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:120 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-2014L1T, CZ:5 - 45 °C
- GH20LS DVD+/-RW:4 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DRW-2014L1T, CZ, GH20LS DVD+/-RW
46 specifications	A ASUS DRW-2014L1T, CZ View product	B LG GH20LS DVD+/-RW View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	14x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	140 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential 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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	4 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	42.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	690 g	780 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	+12V / +5V DC
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/2000/VISTA	Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium-4 1,4GHz
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express/In CD/PowerDVD/PowerProducerGold/Light Scribe.

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