Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo Portable Drive USB 2.0 vs LG DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Portable Drive USB 2.0:No
- DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- Portable Drive USB 2.0:USB 2.0
- DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
DVD+R read speed
- Portable Drive USB 2.0:8x
- DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- Portable Drive USB 2.0:8x
- DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
Weight
- Portable Drive USB 2.0:340 g
- DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black:700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Portable Drive USB 2.0:137 x 142 x 20 mm
- DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41 x 165 mm

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Comparison of Portable Drive USB 2.0, DH16NS
46 specifications	A Buffalo Portable Drive USB 2.0 View product	B LG DH16NS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DH16NS View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	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	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	340 g	700 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100 - 240 V 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	137 x 142 x 20 mm	146 x 41 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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