Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDRH20N DVD rom SATA vs Philips DVDRW SPD2412BD

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:Serial ATA
- DVDRW SPD2412BD:IDE/ATA
CD read speed
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:52x
- DVDRW SPD2412BD:48x
DVD-ROM read speed
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:16x
- DVDRW SPD2412BD:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:160 ms
- DVDRW SPD2412BD:140 ms
Buffer size
- GDRH20N DVD rom SATA:198 KB
- DVDRW SPD2412BD:2000 KB

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Comparison of GDRH20N DVD rom SATA, DVDRW SPD2412BD
29 specifications	A LG GDRH20N DVD rom SATA View product	B Philips DVDRW SPD2412BD View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN60950, EN60825,UL1950, EN55022, EMS55024,FCC Part 15
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
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-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	8x
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-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 80 °C
Other features2 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	P4 1.3Ghz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 GB
Buffer sizeDiffers	198 KB	2000 KB
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 XP, 2000, ME, NT, 98SE
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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