Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black vs NEC NR-9500B Beige

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- NR-9500B Beige:Beige
CD write speed
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- NR-9500B Beige:52x
CD read speed
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- NR-9500B Beige:52x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:125 ms
- NR-9500B Beige:110 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
- NR-9500B Beige:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of GSA-H12N, NR-9500B Beige
30 specifications	A LG GSA-H12N optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSA-H12N View product	B NEC NR-9500B Beige View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	18x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	18x	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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	175 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	110 ms
Other features1 differ
Seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown 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
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g

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