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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG 18x Internal Super Multi DVD Rewriter vs LG GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB Retail

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 7identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • CD write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 2.4x
    • 6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 2.4x
    • 8x
  • DVD+RW write speed
    • 2.4x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 4x
    • 6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 2x
    • 8x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • 2x
    • 5x

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44 specifications
A

LG

18x Internal Super Multi DVD RewriterView product
B

LG

GSA-E50L 8x Slim DVD-/+R/RW Portable Lightscribe USB RetailView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourBlackBlack
MountingKnown for oneHorizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATA
LightScribeYesYes
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Writing speed8 differ
CD write speedDiffers16x8x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers2.4x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers2.4x8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers2.4x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers4x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers2x8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers2x5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers1x6x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one16x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x8x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers2x5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers16x6x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers16x6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)YesYes
Packet writingYesYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)YesYes
Track-at-once (TAO)YesYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 165 x 41.3 mm156 x 21.4 x 165.2 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Millennium Edition (Me)Windows Vista x86, x64 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center EditionWindows 2000/ ME/ XP/ Vista
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one22.16 MB/s
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one12x
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one11.08 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one380 g

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