Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP40NR10 optical disc drive Red vs Samsung AA-ES3P95B optical disc drive DVD±R/RW

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GP40NR10 optical disc drive Red:210 ms
- AA-ES3P95B optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:160 ms
Height
- GP40NR10 optical disc drive Red:146.2 mm
- AA-ES3P95B optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:13.5 mm
Package weight
- GP40NR10 optical disc drive Red:486 g
- AA-ES3P95B optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:434 g

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Comparison of GP40NR10, AA-ES3P95B
59 specifications	A LG GP40NR10 optical disc drive Red Model GP40NR10 View product	B Samsung AA-ES3P95B optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Model AA-ES3P95B View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Red	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	TUV, SEMKO, CB & IEC60825-1 Report, FDA, GOST, NOM, CSA CE Marking, C-Tick Mark, Korean EMC(KCC), Taiwan EMC(BSMI), VCCI, FCC Class 1 laser product comply with DHHS rules 21 CFR Subchapter J Class 1 laser product to EN60825-1 / IEC 60825-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	11.08 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
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	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Double Layer 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	6.3x	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+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	210 ms	160 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	156 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	24.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightDiffers	146.2 mm	13.5 mm
Weight	300 g	300 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	215 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	205 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	60 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	486 g	434 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 x 185 x 57 mm
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 168 x 13.5 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 Hz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.100 GB
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown 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

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