Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland) vs LG GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal

Key differences

Internal
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):No
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:Yes
CD write speed
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):24x
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD rewrite speed
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):24x
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD read speed
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):24x
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
Weight
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):300 g
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland):144 x 145 x 20 mm
- GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland), GDR-H30N
17 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive (Switzerland)View product	B LG GDR-H30N optical disc drive Internal Model GDR-H30N View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	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-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	300 g	700 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	144 x 145 x 20 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198 KB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R	Unknown — not stated by the source

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