Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD vs LG GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:EIDE/ATA
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:0.256 MB
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:2 MB
CD read speed
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:52x
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:100 ms
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:140 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:7.8 Mbit/s
- GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA:22.16 Mbit/s

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Comparison of GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD, GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA
44 specifications	A LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD View product	B LG GSAH30N DVD-RW S-ATA View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.256 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	16x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	90 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	7.8 Mbit/s	22.16 Mbit/s
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	16.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	33.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	670 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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