Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

LightScribe
- 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:No
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
DVD+R read speed
- 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x

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Comparison of 429-15889, BH12LS38
55 specifications	A Dell 429-15889 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model 429-15889 View product	B LG BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH12LS38 View product
Designidentical
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
LightScribeDiffers	No	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
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
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 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 rewrite 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	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 speed2 differ
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
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW 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	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink Power2Go CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerBackup CyberLink PowerProducer
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7

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