Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige

30specifications compared
24differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:Beige
Mounting
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:Vertical/Horizontal
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:Horizontal
Interface
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:8x
CD rewrite speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:10x
CD-R write speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:8x
CD-RW write speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:10x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige:4x

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Comparison of GH20NS10, Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige
45 specifications	A LG GH20NS10 optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH20NS10 View product	B LG Super Multi Blue BD Rewriter, Beige View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	8x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	10x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	4x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	12x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	40x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	10x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	10x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	145 ms	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	170 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	970 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 200 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Pro/XP Home/XP Pro
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172.632 Mbit/s

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