Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 9 mm more width than the Dell 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (146 mm vs 137 mm). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 171 mm more depth than the Dell 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (185 mm vs 14 mm). The Dell 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black has 102.7 mm more height than the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black (144 mm vs 41.3 mm). Only the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has internal. Purpose: Laptop on the Dell 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Desktop on the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black.

Internal
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Yes
Purpose
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
Interface
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Serial ATA
Width
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137 mm
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:146 mm
Depth
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:14 mm
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:185 mm
Height
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:144 mm
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:41.3 mm
Weight
- 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:200 g
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:900 g

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 429-AAUQ, WH08LS20
59 specifications	A Dell 429-AAUQ optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 429-AAUQ View product	B LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model WH08LS20 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Front
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- Dell Inspiron 11 3147, 11 3148, 13 7348, 14 3451, 15 3551, 5458, 5555, 5558 - Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme (7404), 3340, 3450, E5250, E5450, E5550, E7250, E7450 - Dell OptiPlex 3020 (micro), 9020 (micro) - Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M3800 - Dell Vostro 14 3458, 3558 - Dell XPS 15 (9530)	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
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
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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	137 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	185 mm
HeightDiffers	144 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	900 g
Technical detailsidentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 12 V
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More optical disc drive comparisons

All optical disc drive comparisons