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GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM vs LG GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:EIDE/ATA
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:IDE/ATA
CD write speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:52x
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:40x
CD rewrite speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:32x
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:24x
CD read speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:52x
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:40x
CD-RW read speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:40x
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:24x
Weight
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:1 kg
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:900 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:145 x 170 x 41.3 mm
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:146 x 184.7 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systems
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE
- GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:Windows Vista/XP/2003/2000

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Comparison of GO-B5232A, GAS-4120B
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Model GO-B5232A View product	B LG GAS-4120B optical disc drive Internal White Model GAS-4120B View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	900 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-TEXT, Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-UDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	146 x 184.7 x 41.3 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 400MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE	Windows Vista/XP/2003/2000
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	7.8 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	8.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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