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LG GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW vs NEC AD-7170S Silver

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 8identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:No
    • AD-7170S Silver:Yes
  • DVD+R write speed
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:16x
    • AD-7170S Silver:18x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:10x
    • AD-7170S Silver:8x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:16x
    • AD-7170S Silver:18x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:175 ms
    • AD-7170S Silver:160 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:120 ms
    • AD-7170S Silver:140 ms
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • GSA-E20N optical disc drive DVD-RW:160 x 230 x 50 mm
    • AD-7170S Silver:148 x 175 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GSA-E20N, AD-7170S Silver
36 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSilver
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
MountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers16x18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers16x18x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers175 ms160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers120 ms140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Variable packetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source705 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL approx march 2005), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R & CD-RW 80mm & 120mm
Write methodsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDAO, SAO,TAO zero gap,variable / fixed packet, multisession
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs160 x 230 x 50 mm148 x 175 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x

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