Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black vs LG GDR-H20NBB optical disc drive Internal Ivory

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black:No
- GDR-H20NBB optical disc drive Internal Ivory:Yes
Product colour
- DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black:Black
- GDR-H20NBB optical disc drive Internal Ivory:Ivory
CD read speed
- DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black:48x
- GDR-H20NBB optical disc drive Internal Ivory:52x

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Comparison of DVD1040E-EU, GDR-H20NBB
25 specifications	A HP DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black Model DVD1040E-EU View product	B LG GDR-H20NBB optical disc drive Internal Ivory Model GDR-H20NBB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Ivory
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.198 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	448x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	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	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0 +, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware 3.10, Solaris 2.4 +
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.1 MB/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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