Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GE24LU21 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black vs Lindy USB 2.0 CD/DVD

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- GE24LU21 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:1.5 kg
- USB 2.0 CD/DVD:300 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GE24LU21 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:160 x 230 x 50 mm
- USB 2.0 CD/DVD:139 x 145 x 19 mm

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Comparison of GE24LU21, USB 2.0 CD/DVD
34 specifications	A LG GE24LU21 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black Model GE24LU21 View product	B Lindy USB 2.0 CD/DVD View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TUV, SEMKO, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	145 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	125 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	300 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD±R9, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD Extra, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-DA, CD Photo	CD-R/RW, DVD R/RW, DVD DL, DVD RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	160 x 230 x 50 mm	139 x 145 x 19 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	8.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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