Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black vs LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black:256 MB
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:0.256 MB
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)
- GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black:16
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:16.6

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Comparison of GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black, GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD
19 specifications	A LG GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black View product	B LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	256 MB	0.256 MB
Burst transfer rate	16.6 MB/s	16.6 MB/s
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	52x	52x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	100 ms	100 ms
Access time	160 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	90 ms	90 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	670 g	670 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-R/RW, 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
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systems	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP
Maximum data transfer rate	7.8 Mbit/s	7.8 Mbit/s
Sustained data rate	22.1 MB/s	22.1 MB/s
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Differs	16	16.6
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3

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