Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM vs LG GCE-8527BBB optical disc drive Internal Black

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

CD-RW read speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:40x
- GCE-8527BBB optical disc drive Internal Black:52x
Weight
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:1 kg
- GCE-8527BBB optical disc drive Internal Black:700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:145 x 170 x 41.3 mm
- GCE-8527BBB optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of GO-B5232A, GCE-8527BBB
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Model GO-B5232A View product	B LG GCE-8527BBB optical disc drive Internal Black Model GCE-8527BBB View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	52x
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	52x
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
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
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	700 g
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	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	Write: CD-R/RW Read: CD-ROM, CD-ROMXA, CD-I FMV, Video CD, CD-Extra, Photo CD, Standard CD-DA
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	146 x 165 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	Window 98, Window 2000, Window NT 4.0, Window Millennium, Window XP
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
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc at Once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet, Fixed packet, Multi-Session
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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