Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail vs LG GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:Yes
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:No
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:0.256 MB
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:2 MB
CD read speed
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:52x
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:160 ms
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:175 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:160 x 230 x 50 mm

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Comparison of DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail, GSA-E20N
26 specifications	A LG DVD-ROM 16xDVD 52xCD Black Retail View product	B LG GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW Model GSA-E20N View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.256 MB	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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	16x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	175 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Access timeKnown for one	90 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	160 x 230 x 50 mm
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, CD-R/-RW,CD-R/RW CD-ROM Mode 1, 2, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, Mixed CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	670 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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