Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader, Black vs LG GDR-H20N, black

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader, Black:EIDE/ATA
- GDR-H20N, black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader, Black:2 MB
- GDR-H20N, black:0.198 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader, Black:120 ms
- GDR-H20N, black:100 ms

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Comparison of Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader, Black, GDR-H20N, black
26 specifications	A LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader, Black View product	B LG GDR-H20N, black View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.198 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	52x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	52x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	52x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	52x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
Access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 ms
Other featuresidentical
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 +

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