Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD 16x52 SATA Retail vs LG GH20LS, 10pk

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:52x
- GH20LS, 10pk:48x
DVD-RW read speed
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:16x
- GH20LS, 10pk:13x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:160 ms
- GH20LS, 10pk:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:140 ms
- GH20LS, 10pk:120 ms
Weight
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:700 g
- GH20LS, 10pk:780 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GH20LS, 10pk:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of DVD 16x52 SATA Retail, GH20LS, 10pk
37 specifications	A LG DVD 16x52 SATA Retail View product	B LG GH20LS, 10pk View product
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	16x	13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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 read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	780 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold, Light Scribe
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12V / +5V DC
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium-4 1,4GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP, Vista, 2003 server Linux Slackware Ver 3.10 Solaris Ver 2.4 or higher	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional/ Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Windows Vista
Quantity outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)

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