Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black vs LG CP40NG10 optical disc drive

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
- CP40NG10 optical disc drive:6x
DVD-R write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
- CP40NG10 optical disc drive:6x
DVD-RW write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
- CP40NG10 optical disc drive:6x
Weight
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:340 g
- CP40NG10 optical disc drive:380 g

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Comparison of MediaStation, CP40NG10
46 specifications	A Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black Model MediaStation View product	B LG CP40NG10 optical disc drive Model CP40NG10 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	CD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	340 g	380 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 mm
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	144.7 x 152.4 x 20.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.6	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms

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