Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black vs LG DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:Black
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk:Silver
Drive device, buffer size
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk:0.256 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:120 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk:160 ms
Access time
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:100 ms
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk:90 ms
Weight
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black:700 g
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk:670 g

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Comparison of Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black, DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk
31 specifications	A LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x black View product	B LG DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
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	52x	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 time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	160 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	90 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	670 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	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	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, CD-R/-RW,CD-R/RW CD-ROM Mode 1, 2, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, Mixed CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video CD
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet writing, Fixed packet writing, Multi-session	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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