Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black vs LG GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:No
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Optical drive type
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:CD±R/RW
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
DVD-RW write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:6x
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:6x
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
Weight
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:340 g
- GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:155 g

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Comparison of MediaStation, GT60N
43 specifications	A Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black Model MediaStation View product	B LG GT60N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model GT60N View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	CD±R/RW	DVD±RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Writing speed1 differ
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	340 g	155 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 mm
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	144.7 x 152.4 x 20.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.6	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
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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