Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black vs LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

16specifications compared
15differ
1identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 2 MB more drive device, buffer size than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (4 MB vs 2 MB). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 80,000 mm more optical disc diameter than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (80,120 mm vs 120 mm). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 24 x more CD-ROM read speed than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (48x vs 24x). Only the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has internal. Purpose: Laptop on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black, Desktop on the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black.

Internal
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:No
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Yes
Purpose
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:Laptop
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
Interface
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:IDE/ATAPI
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:2 MB
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:4 MB
Optical disc diameter
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:120 mm
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:80,120 mm
CD-ROM read speed
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:24x
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:48x
DVD-ROM read speed
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:8x
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:16x

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Comparison of MSE-DVD/CD-RW, WH08LS20
72 specifications	A CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black Model MSE-DVD/CD-RW View product	B LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model WH08LS20 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Front
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance6 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATAPI	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	110 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	18.4 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	16.3 mm	185 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	900 g
Technical detailsidentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 12 V
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	18.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	16.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	440 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	3.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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