Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo 57Y6487 optical disc drive vs LG GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:No
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
CD write speed
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:24x
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:4x
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
CD read speed
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:24x
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
DVD-ROM read speed
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:8x
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
Weight
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:320 g
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 57Y6487 optical disc drive:134 x 140 x 18 mm
- GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of 57Y6487, GH22LP21
37 specifications	A Lenovo 57Y6487 optical disc drive Model 57Y6487 View product	B LG GH22LP21 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model GH22LP21 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	320 g	800 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	134 x 140 x 18 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Windows Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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