Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White

30specifications compared
27differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:No
Product colour
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Black
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:White
Optical drive type
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:DVD±RW
Interface
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:USB 2.0
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22.16 MB/s
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:11.08 MB/s
CD write speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:6x

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Comparison of GH24NS95, GP30NW
54 specifications	A LG GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model GH24NS95 View product	B LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White Model GP30NW View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Differs	22.16 MB/s	11.08 MB/s
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	24x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed11 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	700 g	270 g
Other features1 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/ XP	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM (SL/DL), DVD±R (SL/DL), DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, M-DISC, CD-R/RW/ROM, CD-DA, Video CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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