Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal vs LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
DVD+R write speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
DVD+RW write speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:12x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
DVD-RW write speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:10x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
CD read speed
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:145 ms

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Comparison of GGWH20L, GH20NS10
48 specifications	A LG GGWH20L optical disc drive Internal Model GGWH20L View product	B LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH20NS10 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	40x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	12x	20x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	10x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	12x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	10x	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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	12x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	125 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	870 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 41.3 x 185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Media Center Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Windows Vista (x86, x64)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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