Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White

25specifications compared
24differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:No
Product colour
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Black
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:White
Optical drive type
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:DVD-RW
Interface
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:2 MB
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:1.5 MB
CD write speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White:6x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST, GP40NW10
57 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST View product	B LG GP40NW10 optical disc drive DVD-RW White Model GP40NW10 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TUV, SEMKO, CB & IEC60825-1 Report, FDA, GOST, NOM, CSA CE Marking, C-Tick Mark, Korean EMC(KCC), Taiwan EMC(BSMI), VCCI, FCC Class 1 laser product comply with DHHS rules 21 CFR Subchapter J Class 1 laser product to EN60825-1 / IEC 60825-1
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed11 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.3x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	210 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
Over-burn writingKnown 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	300 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5 - 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	ACD, VCD, CD-I,CD-E, Photo-CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	156 x 24.6 x 146.2 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2008, Windows 2005, Mac OS X
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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