Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black vs LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

29specifications compared
27differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:No
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:Black
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Optical drive type
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:CD±R/RW
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:DVD±RW
Interface
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
CD write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:48x
CD rewrite speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:32x
CD-R write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:48x
CD-RW write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:32x

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Comparison of MediaStation, GH22NS90
45 specifications	A Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black Model MediaStation View product	B LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GH22NS90 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	CD±R/RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed10 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	340 g	800 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	144.7 x 152.4 x 20.3 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.6	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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