Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner vs LG GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:Beige
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
Interface
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:Serial ATA
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:48x
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:32x
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
CD read speed
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:48x
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:140 ms
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:120 ms
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:140 ms
Weight
- GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner:780 g
- GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black:170 g

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Comparison of GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner, GSA-T40N
32 specifications	A LG GH20NS Super Multi DVD-Brenner View product	B LG GSA-T40N optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSA-T40N View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Beige	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	20x	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	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	780 g	170 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Nero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold, Light Scribe	-Nero Express -InCD -Power Producer -Power DVD
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	128 x 12.7 x 127 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium-4 1,4GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional/ Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Windows Vista	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista, XP Home Edition / Professional / Media Center Edition

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