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LG DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black vs LG GDR-H20NBRL optical disc drive Internal Black

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black:EIDE/ATA
- GDR-H20NBRL optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black:2 MB
- GDR-H20NBRL optical disc drive Internal Black:0.198 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black:140 ms
- GDR-H20NBRL optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black:160 ms
- GDR-H20NBRL optical disc drive Internal Black:140 ms

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Comparison of DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black, GDR-H20NBRL
21 specifications	A LG DVD-ROM 16x52 drive E-IDE/ATAPI Black View product	B LG GDR-H20NBRL optical disc drive Internal Black Model GDR-H20NBRL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.198 MB
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	52x	52x
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	140 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	700 g	700 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	22.1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0 +, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware 3.10, Solaris 2.4 +
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.1 MB/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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