Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW vs LG GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:DVD±RW
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
CD write speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD read speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD-ROM read speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD-RW read speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:40x
DVD+R read speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x

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Comparison of 429-15942, GH24NS95
37 specifications	A Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 429-15942 View product	B LG GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model GH24NS95 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD±R/RW
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	8x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	13x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 g
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM (SL/DL), DVD±R (SL/DL), DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, M-DISC, CD-R/RW/ROM, CD-DA, Video CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/ XP

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