Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver vs LG GSA-E60LS optical disc drive

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 6identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:24x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:48x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:16x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:32x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:10x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:20x
  • DVD+RW write speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:8x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:20x
  • DVD-RW write speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:6x
  • CD read speed
    • LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:24x
    • GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:48x

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Comparison of 30496, GSA-E60LS
51 specifications
Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Disc loading typeTrayTray
Product colourKnown for oneSilverUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 MB
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers24x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x32x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers4x10x
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x20x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers4x6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x
DVD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)YesYes
Over-burn writingYesYes
Packet writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Random writeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Session-at-once (SAO)YesYes
Track-at-once (TAO)YesYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers600 g1.5 kg
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs17 x 144 x 140 mm160 x 50 x 230 mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneCD-ROM USB 2.0 / FireWire 400Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz / Power Mac G3/G4/G5 / Intel MacUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage media capacityKnown for one8.5 GB DVDDual LayerUnknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one100 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one95 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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