Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20NS10, Black vs LG GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB

25specifications compared
22differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GH20NS10, Black:Yes
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:No
Product colour
- GH20NS10, Black:Black
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:White
CD write speed
- GH20NS10, Black:48x
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GH20NS10, Black:32x
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:16x
CD-R write speed
- GH20NS10, Black:48x
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:24x
CD-RW write speed
- GH20NS10, Black:32x
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:16x
DVD+R write speed
- GH20NS10, Black:20x
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GH20NS10, Black:12x
- GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB:6x

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Comparison of GH20NS10, Black, GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB
35 specifications	A LG GH20NS10, Black View product	B LG GP08NU10 - DVD±R/RW, USB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed8 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed8 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	145 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	140 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	380 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	156 x 165 x 21 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows ME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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