Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
CD read speed
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 170 x 41.3 mm
- GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of DRW-20B1LT, GH22NS
51 specifications	A ASUS DRW-20B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-20B1LT View product	B LG GH22NS optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH22NS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speed4 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
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
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown 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
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	610 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41.3 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 Mbit/s

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