Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White vs LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black

32specifications compared
14differ
18identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has 8 x more CD-RW write speed than the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White (24x vs 16x). The LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has 14 x more CD read speed than the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White (24x vs 10x). The LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has 2 x more DVD+R Double Layer read speed than the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White (8x vs 6x). Only the LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has internal. Product colour: White on the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White, Black on the LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black.

Internal
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:No
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
Product colour
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:White
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Black
Purpose
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:Desktop/Laptop
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:DVD Super Multi DL
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
Interface
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:USB 2.0
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
CD-RW write speed
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:16x
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:24x
CD read speed
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:10x
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:6x
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x

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Comparison of DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD, GTC2N
49 specifications	A Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White Model DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD View product	B LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model GTC2N View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	KC, BSMI, CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM, CU
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Writing speed1 differ
CD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, W	Windows 10
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	138 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	152 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	159 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	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

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