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ASUS BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GP08NU30 optical disc drive

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 3identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:No
  • Interface
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:USB 2.0
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:8x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:5x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
    • GP08NU30 optical disc drive:140 ms

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Comparison of BC-08B1LT, GP08NU30
51 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAUSB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22.16 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100000 h
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers12x5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one250 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one800 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 7600GT ATI X1600Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 185 x 41 mm156 x 21.4 x 162.2 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium D954(34GHz)Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one10 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 KB/s
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source210 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source190 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 g

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