Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black vs LG GDRH30N DVD-ROM 16x52x

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black:No
- GDRH30N DVD-ROM 16x52x:Yes
CD read speed
- DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black:48x
- GDRH30N DVD-ROM 16x52x:52x

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Comparison of DVD1040E-EU, GDRH30N DVD-ROM 16x52x
27 specifications	A HP DVD1040E-EU optical disc drive Black Model DVD1040E-EU View product	B LG GDRH30N DVD-ROM 16x52x View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.198 MB
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
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	90 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 g
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL CD-R/-RW,CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-I Photo-CD, CD Audio
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 Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4.
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
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

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