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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 5identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Black, Metallic
  • Purpose
    • Desktop
    • Laptop
  • Optical drive type
    • Blu-Ray RW
    • DVD Super Multi
  • CD-R write speed
    • 48x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x

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59 specifications
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ASUS

BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

Model BW-16D1HT

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LG

GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic

Model GA50N

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Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Metallic
Disc loading typeKnown for oneSlot
MountingKnown for oneHorizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffersDesktopLaptop
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray RWDVD Super Multi
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
Compatible productsKnown for oneWindows® 8 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Windows® XP
Disc types supportedKnown for oneCD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one1 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one11.08 MB/s
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one24x
CD-R write speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one16x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
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-RW write speed6x6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedKnown for one48x
CD-R read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one12x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers16x6x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms140 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one260 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers146 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm127 mm
HeightDiffers41 mm12.7 mm
WeightDiffers750 g180 g
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Recording disc typesKnown for oneBD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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

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