Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA vs LG GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal

30specifications compared
10differ
20identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:12x
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:20x
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:12x
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:20x
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:22x
CD read speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:40x
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:140 ms
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:150 ms
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Weight
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:610 g
- GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal:750 g

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA, GH22NS40
48 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA View product	B LG GH22NS40 optical disc drive Internal Model GH22NS40 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
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
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	610 g	750 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %	+12V/+5V DC
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/98/NT/XP/Vista	Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express In CD PowerDVD PowerProducer Gold

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