Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white vs LG GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white:6x
- GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white:6x
- GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white:5x
- GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White:6.3x
DVD-RW write speed
- DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white:6x
- GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white:156 x 162 x 21.4 mm
- GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White:140 x 157 x 21 mm

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Comparison of DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white, GP10NW20
38 specifications	A LG DVD±RW/±R Slim [USB Extern] GP08NU30 Ret.white View product	B LG GP10NW20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW White Model GP10NW20 View product
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TUV, SEMKO	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	6.3x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	156 x 162 x 21.4 mm	140 x 157 x 21 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows XP Media Center Mac OS
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	7.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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