Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE vs LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:24x
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:52x
CD rewrite speed
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:10x
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:32x
CD read speed
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:24x
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:52x
DVD read speed
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:8x
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:16x
Access time
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:110 ms
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:100 ms
Weight
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:215 g
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE, Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk
25 specifications	A Lenovo IBM THINKPAD CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE View product	B LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ivory
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	24x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	52x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
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	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Access timeDiffers	110 ms	100 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	215 g	700 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Write: CD-R/RW, CD-ROM Mode-1,CD-ROM XA, CD- Audio, Mixed Mode, CD-DA, CD-I FMV, Video CD, CD-Plus / CD-Extra Read: DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD RAM Photo-CD, CD Text
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet writing, Fixed packet writing, Multi-session
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	-Microsoft Windows 2000 -Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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