Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige:48x
CD rewrite speed
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:2.4x
- Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige:8x
DVD write speed
- GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black:2.4x
- Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige:18x

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Comparison of GSAH42N, Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige
37 specifications	A LG GSAH42N optical disc drive Internal Black Model GSAH42N View product	B LG Super Multi DVD Rewriter 18x Beige View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	2.4x	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	1x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedDiffers	2.4x	18x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Professional/Windows XP, Professional	Windows 2000/XP
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 ms

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