Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS Multi DVD±R/RW Drive vs LG GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:IDE/ATA
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:0.18 MB
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
DVD+R write speed
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:18x
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:20x
DVD-R write speed
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:18x
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:20x
DVD drive average random access time
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:105 ms
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:95 ms
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Weight
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:650 g
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:780 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of Multi DVD±R/RW Drive, GSA-H58N
32 specifications	A ASUS Multi DVD±R/RW Drive View product	B LG GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal Model GSA-H58N View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.18 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	18x	20x
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 speedDiffers	18x	20x
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 read speed	48x	48x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	105 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	95 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	780 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express In CD PowerDVD PowerProducer Gold
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.3 x 172.4 x 148 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 systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows Vista

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