Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GSA-H42NR DVDRW

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- GSA-H42NR DVDRW:140 ms
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:-20 - 60 °C
- GSA-H42NR DVDRW:-30 - 60 °C
Weight
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:830 g
- GSA-H42NR DVDRW:780 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm
- GSA-H42NR DVDRW:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:16.6 Mbit/s
- GSA-H42NR DVDRW:22.16 Mbit/s

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Comparison of DVD-E616A, GSA-H42NR DVDRW
47 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E616A View product	B LG GSA-H42NR DVDRW View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
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	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
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
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	830 g	780 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows ME, 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	16.6 Mbit/s	22.16 Mbit/s
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW, Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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