Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM vs LG GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:EIDE/ATA
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
CD write speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:52x
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD read speed
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:52x
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:120 ms
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:110 ms
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
Weight
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:1 kg
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:145 x 170 x 41.3 mm
- GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of GO-B5232A, GSA-H22NK
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Model GO-B5232A View product	B LG GSA-H22NK optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSA-H22NK View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
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	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	110 ms	120 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	800 g
Other features2 differ
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM(Single/Dual) / DVD-Video(CSS Compliant Disc),S/Dual layer / DVD-R/-RW/Dual / DVD+R/+RW/Double / DVD-RAM / CD-R/RW/ROM / CD-DA
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE	Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition / Professional
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
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
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
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

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