Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 685419-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black vs LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 685419-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Yes
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:No
Product colour
- 685419-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Black
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:White
Optical drive type
- 685419-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:DVD±RW
Interface
- 685419-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Serial ATA
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:USB 2.0

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Comparison of 685419-001, GP30NW
50 specifications	A HP 685419-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black Model 685419-001 View product	B LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White Model GP30NW View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	EliteBook 2570p	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	140 ms	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 g
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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