Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey vs LG GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

28specifications compared
6differ
22identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Black
Mounting
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Vertical/Horizontal
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Horizontal
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:DVD±RW
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
DVD-RAM write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:5x
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:4x
DVD drive average random access time
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:200 ms
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:203 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:200 ms
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:139 ms

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Comparison of SDRW-08D3S-U, GP40NB40
62 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey Model SDRW-08D3S-U View product	B LG GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP40NB40 View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TUV, SEMKO, FDA, GOST, NOM, CSA
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD±R/RW
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
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed1 differ
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	203 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	139 ms
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 products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 Mbit/s
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, C-Tick, EMC, VCCI, FCC
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	156.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	265 g

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