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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSA-H55NR DVD+/-RW 20xDL10x12xRAM vs Philips 18x ReWriter External Drive

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 5identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 32x
    • 24x
  • CD-RW write speed
    • 32x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 10x
    • 4x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 20x
    • 18x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 10x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 20x
    • 18x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 140 ms
    • 160 ms

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49 specifications
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LG

GSA-H55NR DVD+/-RW 20xDL10x12xRAMView product
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Philips

18x ReWriter External DriveView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers32x24x
CD-R write speed48x48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers32x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers10x4x
DVD+R write speedDiffers20x18x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers20x18x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one12x
DVD read speedKnown for one16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers780 g900 g
HeightKnown for one42 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold.
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 41.3 x 165 mm145 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMDiffers512 MB128 MB
Minimum processorDiffersPentium-4 1,4GHzPentium 4 1GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows Vista.Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one24.93 Mbit/s
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one650 GB

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