Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE vs LG GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive

Key differences

CD write speed
- THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:24x
- GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive:52x
CD rewrite speed
- THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:10x
- GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive:32x
CD read speed
- THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:24x
- GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive:52x
Access time
- THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:110 ms
- GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive:90 ms
Weight
- THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:210 g
- GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive:900 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
- GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive:184.7 x 146 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE, GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive
18 specifications	A Lenovo THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE View product	B LG GCE-8525B 52x CD-R, 32x CD-RW Write drive View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	110 ms	90 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	210 g	900 g
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R	CD-R/RW, CD-ROM Mode 1,2, CD-ROM XA, CD-Plus, CD Extra, CD Text, Mixed CD, CD-I FMV, CD-DA, Video CD, Photo-CD, Video CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm	184.7 x 146 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	-Microsoft Windows 2000 -Microsoft Windows XP	Windows 95(only read), 98, 2K, ME, NT4.0 or later, XP
DVD+R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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