Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black

23specifications compared
19differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:No
CD-R write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:8x
CD-R read speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R read speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black:8x

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Comparison of BW-12B1LT, GP10NB20
50 specifications	A ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BW-12B1LT View product	B LG GP10NB20 optical disc drive Black Model GP10NB20 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speed7 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	15x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown 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
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
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 1%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 1%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	270 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows 7
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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