Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige vs LG GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:Beige
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
Interface
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:Serial ATA
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:148 x 172 x 42.3 mm
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E616A3T, GSAH42N
43 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige Model DVD-E616A3T View product	B LG GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSAH42N View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Beige	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.198 MB	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	16x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	12x
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 172 x 42.3 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / ME / 2000 / 98 / Vista	Windows 2000 Professional/Windows XP, Professional
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	105 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	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	42.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	650 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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