Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black vs NEC BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black

18specifications compared
16differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:4.5 MB
CD write speed
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
CD rewrite speed
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
CD read speed
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R read speed
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
DVD-R read speed
- GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black:8x

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Comparison of GH22LS, BC-5500A
36 specifications	A LG GH22LS optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH22LS View product	B NEC BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-5500A View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4.5 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	16x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	22x	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	22x	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 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	4x
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	12x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	4x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	4x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	190 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	780 g	200 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 165 x 41 mm	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME, XP, 2000, Vista x32/x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD +R, DVD +R9, DVD +RW, CD-R, CD-RW, BD-ROM, BD-AV (read), DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text

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