Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:No
Product colour
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:White
Interface
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
Optical disc diameter
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:80,120 mm
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:120 mm
DVD+R write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD+R read speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-R read speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x

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Comparison of BW-14D1XT, GP30NW40
58 specifications	A ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-14D1XT View product	B LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White Model GP30NW40 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO
Performance3 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Blu-Ray RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	14x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	135.5 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium D 945	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 KB
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms

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