Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:1 MB
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:2 MB
CD write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD-RW write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x

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Comparison of U2-DVDRW-SL, GE24LU20
45 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-SL View product	B LG GE24LU20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GE24LU20 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive type	DVD±R/RW	DVD±R/RW
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed2 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 speedDiffers	24x	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	8x	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	160 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	125 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	453.59 g	1.2 kg
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 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 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.x +	Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Professional Mac OS 10.4.10 +
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW (HSRW, US-RW) CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-Audio, CD-Extra/CD+, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Mixed-CD, Enhanced-CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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