Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc vs LG GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal

24specifications compared
21differ
3identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:No
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:Yes
CD write speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:24x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD rewrite speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:16x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:6x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:10x
DVD+R write speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:8x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:20x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:6x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:10x
DVD-R write speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:8x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:20x
DVD-RAM write speed
- GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc:5x
- GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal:12x

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Comparison of GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc, GSAH55N
36 specifications	A LG GSAE50L External Slim Portable DVD-RW LightScribe with SecureDisc View product	B LG GSAH55N optical disc drive Internal Model GSAH55N View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	10x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	10x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	380 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM (DL), DVD-R, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	156 x 165.20 x 21.4 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate Edition) Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition) Windows 2000 (Professional)	Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows Vista x86, x64 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Media Center Edition

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