Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black vs LG GP08NU30 optical disc drive

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:USB
- GP08NU30 optical disc drive:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:0.198 MB
- GP08NU30 optical disc drive:2 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:180 ms
- GP08NU30 optical disc drive:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:180 ms
- GP08NU30 optical disc drive:120 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:140 x 140 x 20 mm
- GP08NU30 optical disc drive:156 x 21.4 x 162.2 mm

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Comparison of SDR-08B1-U, GP08NU30
47 specifications	A ASUS SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black Model SDR-08B1-U View product	B LG GP08NU30 optical disc drive Model GP08NU30 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.198 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	230 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V ± 5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 140 x 20 mm	156 x 21.4 x 162.2 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 800MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	20000 MB	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	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 g

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