Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDRH20N DVD rom SATA vs LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:52x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:160 ms
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:140 ms
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:125 ms

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Comparison of GDRH20N DVD rom SATA, GH20NS10
38 specifications	A LG GDRH20N DVD rom SATA View product	B LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH20NS10 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.1 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
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	13x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	125 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0 or Later, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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