Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
DVD-ROM read speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:16x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:140 ms
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:110 ms
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:125 ms
Weight
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:1.02 kg
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:1.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:160 x 230 x 50 mm

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Comparison of U2-DVDRW-24X, GE24LU20
48 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-24X View product	B LG GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GE24LU20 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD+R write speed	24x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speed	24x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	12x
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	13x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	110 ms	125 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.02 kg	1.2 kg
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm	160 x 230 x 50 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X +	Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Professional Mac OS 10.4.10 +
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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