Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

GIGABYTE GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal vs LG GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:48x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:24x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:16x
DVD+R write speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:16x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:8x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:4x
DVD-R write speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:16x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:4x
DVD-RW write speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:6x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:2x
CD read speed
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:48x
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:32x
Weight
- GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal:1 kg
- GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White:907 g

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Comparison of GO-W1616A, GSA-4081B
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-W1616A optical disc drive Internal Model GO-W1616A View product	B LG GSA-4081B optical disc drive Internal White Model GSA-4081B 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	White
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
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 speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	4x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	2x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	32x
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
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	907 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	144.78 x 182.88 x 40.64 mm
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	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	66 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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