Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD 16x52 SATA Retail vs LG GH22LP20, White

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:Black
- GH22LP20, White:White
CD read speed
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:52x
- GH22LP20, White:48x
DVD-RW read speed
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:16x
- GH22LP20, White:12x
DVD+RW read speed
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:16x
- GH22LP20, White:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:160 ms
- GH22LP20, White:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:140 ms
- GH22LP20, White:120 ms
Weight
- DVD 16x52 SATA Retail:700 g
- GH22LP20, White:800 g

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Comparison of DVD 16x52 SATA Retail, GH22LP20, White
35 specifications	A LG DVD 16x52 SATA Retail View product	B LG GH22LP20, White View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	40x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
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 speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	16x	12x
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
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 Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows ME

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