Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black vs LG WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black

22specifications compared
19differ
3identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:No
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
CD-R write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:6x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:6x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-RAM write speed
- MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:5x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x

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Comparison of MediaStation, WH12LS39
53 specifications	A Buffalo MediaStation optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black Model MediaStation View product	B LG WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black Model WH12LS39 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	CD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed8 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	340 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X 10.6	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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
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

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