Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black vs LG GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:No
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
CD write speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:48x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
CD rewrite speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:32x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:20x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R write speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:20x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:12x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:5x
CD read speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:48x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD-RW read speed
- GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black:48x
- GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black:8x

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Comparison of GE20LU10/11, GSA-4160B
37 specifications	A LG GE20LU10/11 optical disc drive Black Model GE20LU10/11 View product	B LG GSA-4160B optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSA-4160B View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	13x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R9, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-IReady, CD-Bridge, Photo-CD, VideoCD, Hybrid CD
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DAO(disc at once), SAO(session at once), TAO(track at once) with zero gap, variable or fixed packet, multisession, Incremental Recording, Restricted Overwrite (DVD-RW only), Random Write (DVD-RAM only)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 184.7 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 g

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