Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP08NU20, Black vs LG GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- GP08NU20, Black:1 MB
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:2 MB
CD rewrite speed
- GP08NU20, Black:24x
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GP08NU20, Black:8x
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GP08NU20, Black:6x
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:4x
DVD drive average random access time
- GP08NU20, Black:160 ms
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:135 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GP08NU20, Black:140 ms
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:135 ms
Weight
- GP08NU20, Black:165 g
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:411 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GP08NU20, Black:128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
- GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black:141.1 x 156.2 x 14.8 mm

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Comparison of GP08NU20, Black, GP08NU40
33 specifications	A LG GP08NU20, Black View product	B LG GP08NU40 optical disc drive Black Model GP08NU40 View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	135 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	135 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	165 g	411 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm	141.1 x 156.2 x 14.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/ Business/Ultimate; - Windows XP Home Edition/Pro/Media Center Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s

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