Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige vs LG GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige:EIDE/ATA
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
CD read speed
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige:52x
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige:160 ms
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Weight
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige:700 g
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:780 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige, GSA-H58N
40 specifications	A LG DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Beige View product	B LG GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal Model GSA-H58N View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Beige	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
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
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 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 speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
Other features1 differ
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 systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows Vista
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	22.1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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