Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Black
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Interface
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
LightScribe
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Yes
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:No
CD read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:48x
DVD+R read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:16x
DVD-R read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:16x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18.5 x 135 x 151 mm
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of A2U57UT, GH22NS90
46 specifications	A HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U57UT View product	B LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GH22NS90 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
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	22.16 MB/s
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
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	16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
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	22x
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 speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	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	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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	18.5 x 135 x 151 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 1.0GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	100 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	HP LightScribe	Unknown — not stated by the source

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