Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Iomega USB 2.0 External Drive vs LG DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- USB 2.0 External Drive:No
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:Yes
CD write speed
- USB 2.0 External Drive:52x
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- USB 2.0 External Drive:24x
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:32x
CD read speed
- USB 2.0 External Drive:52x
- DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black:48x

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Comparison of USB 2.0 External Drive, DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black
25 specifications	A Iomega USB 2.0 External Drive View product	B LG DVD+/-RW 20x SecureDisk ATAPI Bulk, Black View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
CD-ROM drive 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
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential 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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 42 x 17 mm
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58.98 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS 8.6, 9.0.4, 9.1 / X; Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / Me / XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	190.5 x 247.7 x 50.8 mm (7.5 x 9.75 x 2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	2.38 kg (5.25 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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