Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk vs NEC ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:Ivory
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:Silver
CD write speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:52x
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:48x
CD read speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:52x
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:120 ms
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:160 ms
Access time
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:100 ms
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:140 ms
Weight
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:700 g
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:900 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:148 x 42 x 190 mm
DVD-R speed
- Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk:16x
- ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver:6x

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Comparison of Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk, ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver
29 specifications	A LG Combo, CD Rewriter & DVD Rom reader CD-R:52x, CD-RW 32x, DVD: 16x Ivory Bulk View product	B NEC ND-3540 DVDRW 16X DL silver View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	Silver
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R 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
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	160 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	140 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	900 g
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsDiffers	Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet writing, Fixed packet writing, Multi-session	DAO, SAO, TAO, variable or fixed packet, multisession
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	148 x 42 x 190 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedDiffers	16x	6x
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Digital-out line-out
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x

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