Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Acer SuperMulti DVD/RW vs LG BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:IDE/ATAPI
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:6x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD+R write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:8x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:6x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD-R write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:8x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD-RAM write speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:5x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:12x
DVD-ROM read speed
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:8x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- SuperMulti DVD/RW:180 ms
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:160 ms

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Comparison of SuperMulti DVD/RW, BH12LS35
43 specifications	A Acer SuperMulti DVD/RW View product	B LG BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal Model BH12LS35 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATAPI	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Aspire 4710ZG, Aspire 5310, Aspire 5910G, Aspire 5920, Aspire 5920G, Extensa 4620Z, Extensa 5610, Extensa 5620ZG, Extensa 7220, Travelmate C310, Travelmate 3210Z, Travelmate 5310, Travelmate 5510, Travelmate 5710, Travelmate 5710G, Travelmate 6592	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Genuine Windows 7/Vista/XP

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