Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG 52x Combo Drive Ivory vs LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x silver

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- 52x Combo Drive Ivory:Ivory
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x silver:Silver
CD-R write speed
- 52x Combo Drive Ivory:52x
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x silver:5x
Access time
- 52x Combo Drive Ivory:160 ms
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x silver:100 ms

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Comparison of 52x Combo Drive Ivory, Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x silver
28 specifications	A LG 52x Combo Drive Ivory View product	B LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x silver View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	52x	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM 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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Access timeDiffers	160 ms	100 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	Write: CD-R/RW Read: CD-ROM, CD-ROMXA, CD-I FMV, Video CD, CD-Extra, Photo CD, Standard CD-DA	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 methodsDiffers	Disc at Once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet, Fixed packet, Multi-Session	Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet writing, Fixed packet writing, Multi-session
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Window 98, Window 2000, Window NT 4.0, Window Millennium, Window XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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