Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey vs LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:White
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:DVD±RW
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:DVD+R DL
DVD+R write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD-R write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD+RW read speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:6x

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Comparison of SDRW-08D3S-U, GP40NW40
57 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey Model SDRW-08D3S-U View product	B LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White Model GP40NW40 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC-B
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD+R DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	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	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM 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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.2 x 156.8 x 24.6 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.2 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	156.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 g

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