Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo DVD MultiDrive vs LG GSA-H58N, white

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD MultiDrive:No
- GSA-H58N, white:Yes
CD write speed
- DVD MultiDrive:40x
- GSA-H58N, white:48x
CD read speed
- DVD MultiDrive:40x
- GSA-H58N, white:48x

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Comparison of DVD MultiDrive, GSA-H58N, white
31 specifications	A Buffalo DVD MultiDrive View product	B LG GSA-H58N, white View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown 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 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	780 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express In CD PowerDVD PowerProducer Gold
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows Vista

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