Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo Portable DVSM-PN58U2V vs LG CH08 optical disc drive Internal

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:No
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:Yes
CD write speed
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:24x
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD rewrite speed
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:24x
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:48x
DVD+R write speed
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:8x
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:10x
DVD-R write speed
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:8x
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:16x
CD read speed
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:24x
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:48x
DVD+R read speed
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:8x
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:10x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Portable DVSM-PN58U2V:137 x 20 x 142 mm
- CH08 optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 185 mm

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Comparison of Portable DVSM-PN58U2V, CH08
49 specifications	A Buffalo Portable DVSM-PN58U2V View product	B LG CH08 optical disc drive Internal Model CH08 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	340 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink SoftWare	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	137 x 20 x 142 mm	146 x 41.3 x 185 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP SP2 + /Vista /MediaCenter2005	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	USB Mini-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
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

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