Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS Slim External DVD-RW vs LG GP08NU6W optical disc drive White

18specifications compared
5differ
13identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Slim External DVD-RW:Black
- GP08NU6W optical disc drive White:White
DVD-RW read speed
- Slim External DVD-RW:6x
- GP08NU6W optical disc drive White:8x
Weight
- Slim External DVD-RW:336 g
- GP08NU6W optical disc drive White:165 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Slim External DVD-RW:134 x 141 x 20 mm
- GP08NU6W optical disc drive White:128 x 127 x 12.7 mm

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Comparison of Slim External DVD-RW, GP08NU6W
51 specifications	A ASUS Slim External DVD-RW View product	B LG GP08NU6W optical disc drive White Model GP08NU6W View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Slot
Performanceidentical
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	336 g	165 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	134 x 141 x 20 mm	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Linux	Windows XP/Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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