Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW Combo OB XE4500 vs LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW Combo OB XE4500:IDE/ATA
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:EIDE/ATA
CD read speed
- SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW Combo OB XE4500:24x
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:52x

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Comparison of SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW Combo OB XE4500, GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD
20 specifications	A HP SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW Combo OB XE4500 View product	B LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
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	90 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	670 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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 Mbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.1 MB/s
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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