Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey vs LG GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black

26specifications compared
7differ
19identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:No
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
Product colour
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Black
Disc loading type
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Tray
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Slot
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:DVD±RW
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
Interface
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:USB 2.0
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
DVD-RAM read speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:5x
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
DVD-ROM read speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:5x

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Comparison of SDRW-08D3S-U, GP30NB40
59 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey Model SDRW-08D3S-U View product	B LG GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model GP30NB40 View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Slot
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista™, Windows XP, Windows 2008, Windows 2003, Mac OS X
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	5x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 7 E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64,
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 g

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