Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:42x
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD-R read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:42x
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD-RW read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:40x
DVD-R read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD-RW read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:145 ms
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:125 ms
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:150 x 44 x 203 mm
- GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of AR629AA, GH22NS30
39 specifications	A HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model AR629AA View product	B LG GH22NS30 optical disc drive Internal Model GH22NS30 View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- Compaq 500B Microtower PC - Compaq 505B Microtower PC - HP 500B Microtower PC - HP Compaq 6000 Pro Microtower PC - HP Compaq 6000 Pro Small Form Factor PC - HP Compaq 6005 Pro Microtower PC - HP Compaq 6005 Pro Small Form Factor PC - HP Compaq 8000 Elite Convertible Minitower PC - HP Compaq 8000 E	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	16x
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 speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	42x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	42x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	40x
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 speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer 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 time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	145 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	120 ms
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	150 x 44 x 203 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional Edition 32, Windows 7 Professional Edition 64, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 32, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64, Windows Vista Business 64, Windows Vista Business 32, Windows Vista Home Basic 32, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional o	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	15 cm (5.9")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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