Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal vs LG GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:No
CD write speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:32x
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:16x
CD read speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:32x
CD-ROM read speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:32x
DVD-ROM read speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:16x
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:140 ms

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Comparison of GDRH30N, GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc
36 specifications	A LG GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal Model GDRH30N View product	B LG GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	32x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	52x	32x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R 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	6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	380 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM (DL), DVD-R, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	156 x 165.20 x 21.4 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4	Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate Edition) Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition) Windows 2000 (Professional)
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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