Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM vs LG GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:Yes
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:No
CD write speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:52x
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:48x
CD read speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:52x
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:48x

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Comparison of GO-B5232A, GE20LU10/11
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Model GO-B5232A View product	B LG GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black Model GE20LU10/11 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
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
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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	48x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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)Known for one	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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