Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

40specifications compared
7differ
33identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:11.5x
BD-R Dual Layer read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:12x
DVD-RAM read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:12x
Depth
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:170 mm
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:165 mm
Height
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:41 mm
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:41.3 mm

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Comparison of BW-16D1HT, WH16NS40
61 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1HT View product	B LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model WH16NS40 View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performanceidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows® 8 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Windows® XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	11.5x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	16x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	170 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	41.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 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	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Recording disc typesKnown for one	BD-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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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