Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:White
Interface
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:IDE/ATA
CD read speed
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:140 ms
- GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White:125 ms

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Comparison of RM435i, GSA-4120B
39 specifications	A HP RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black Model RM435i View product	B LG GSA-4120B optical disc drive Internal White Model GSA-4120B View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
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	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	125 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown 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
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold, Nero Express, In CD, Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 184.7 x 41.3 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V+/-5%; 12V+/-10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	1.3 GHz Pentium IV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000(SP4), XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	100 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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