Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black vs LG GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black:52x
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black:100 ms
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:175 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black:90 ms
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:125 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black, GSA-H12N
31 specifications	A LG GDR-8164B-BR 16x52xDVD, black View product	B LG GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSA-H12N View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	16.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	18x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
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
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 time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	175 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	90 ms	125 ms
Access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	7.8 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	22.1 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	670 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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