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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver vs LG GSA-H55N DVD-Writer Black

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 4identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • No
    • Yes
  • CD write speed
    • 24x
    • 48x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 16x
    • 32x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 4x
    • 10x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 8x
    • 20x
  • DVD+RW write speed
    • 4x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 8x
    • 20x
  • DVD-RW write speed
    • 4x
    • 6x

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55 specifications
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Freecom

LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver

Model 30496

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B

LG

GSA-H55N DVD-Writer BlackView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Disc loading typeTrayTray
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for oneSilver
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers24x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers4x10x
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x20x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one10x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x20x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers4x6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers100 ms140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers95 ms120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)YesYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)YesYes
Track-at-once (TAO)YesYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneYes
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs8 - 80%15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers600 g780 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs17 x 144 x 140 mm146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Minimum RAMDiffers256 MB512 MB
Minimum processorDiffersPentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz / Power Mac G3/G4/G5 / Intel MacPentium-4 1.4GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3Windows ME/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/Professional/Media Center Edition/Vista
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one24.93 Mbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneCD-ROM USB 2.0 / FireWire 400
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Storage media capacityKnown for one8.5 GB DVDDual Layer

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