Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black vs LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black

20specifications compared
15differ
5identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black has 1.5 MB more drive device, buffer size than the LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black (2 MB vs 0.5 MB). The LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has 14 x more CD rewrite speed than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (24x vs 10x). The LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has 40 ms more DVD drive average random access time than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (160 ms vs 120 ms). Only the LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black has internal. Certification: CE, FCC on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black, KC, BSMI, CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM, CU on the LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black.

Internal
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:No
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
Purpose
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:Laptop
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
Interface
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:IDE/ATAPI
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:2 MB
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:0.5 MB
CD rewrite speed
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:10x
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:120 ms
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:110 ms
- GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:140 ms

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Comparison of MSE-DVD/CD-RW, GTC2N
53 specifications	A CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black Model MSE-DVD/CD-RW View product	B LG GTC2N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model GTC2N View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	KC, BSMI, CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM, CU
Performance5 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	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-RW
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATAPI	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	110 ms	140 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000	Windows 10
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	18.4 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	16.3 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	159 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	3.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	18.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	16.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	440 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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