Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

GIGABYTE GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal vs LG GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:0.128 MB
CD read speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:48x
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:52x
Compatible operating systems
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2K, XP

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Comparison of GO-W1616A, GCR-8526B
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal Model GO-W1616A View product	B LG GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black Model GCR-8526B View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
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
Performance1 differ
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.128 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD+R DL, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Extra, CD-I, Mixed-Mode CD, Video CD, Photo CD, CD-TEXT, Bootable CD	Mixed Mode(Audio and Data Combined), CD-Plus/CD-Extra, Mode 2 form 1 & form 2, Mode1(basic format), CD-DA CD-XA Ready CD-RW Photo-CD (Multi-Session), CD-I Ready
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 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	9 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE	Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2K, XP
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	66 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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