ASUS Slim External DVD-RW vs LG GP08NU30 optical disc drive

Comparison of Slim External DVD-RW, GP08NU30

36 specifications	A ASUS Slim External DVD-RWView product	B LG GP08NU30 optical disc drive Model GP08NU30 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
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
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
Reading speedidentical
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-R 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-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	336 g	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	134 x 141 x 20 mm	156 x 21.4 x 162.2 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Linux	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms
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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