Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDRH20N DVD rom SATA vs LG GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:52x
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:160 ms
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:140 ms
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Weight
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:700 g
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:780 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of GDRH20N DVD rom SATA, GSA-H58N
34 specifications	A LG GDRH20N DVD rom SATA View product	B LG GSA-H58N optical disc drive Internal Model GSA-H58N View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
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
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	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	10x
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
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	780 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Express In CD PowerDVD PowerProducer Gold
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium-4 1,4GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0 or Later, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows Vista
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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