Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black

3specifications compared
1differ
2identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Optical disc diameter
- 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:120 mm
- BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:80 mm

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Comparison of 429-15889, BH10LS38
47 specifications	A Dell 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model 429-15889 View product	B LG BH10LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH10LS38 View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell Latitude E6320/E6520/E6420/E6420 ATG/E6220	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 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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	8x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown 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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5 - 12 V
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 41.3 x 172 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP

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