Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V vs LG GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V:8x
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:16x
CD rewrite speed
- SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V:8x
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:4x
CD read speed
- SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V:24x
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:48x
DVD+R read speed
- SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V:8x
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:16x

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Comparison of SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V, GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA
36 specifications	A HP SP/CQ DVD+CD-RW EVO N1020V / N1015V View product	B LG GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	16x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
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	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown 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
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 Mbit/s
Read speedKnown for one	3600 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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