Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal vs LG GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD read speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD-ROM read speed
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:52x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm

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Comparison of GDRH30N, GSAH55N
30 specifications	A LG GDRH30N optical disc drive Internal Model GDRH30N View product	B LG GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal Model GSAH55N View product
Designidentical
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
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
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 speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	16x
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-RW 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	16x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
Other features2 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, Vista, 2003 server, Linux Slackware Ver 3.10, Solaris Ver 2.4	Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows Vista x86, x64 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Media Center Edition
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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