Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel vs LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour: Black, Stainless steel on the Dell 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel, Black on the LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black. Mounting: Horizontal on the Dell 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel, Vertical/Horizontal on the LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black. Purpose: Server on the Dell 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel, Desktop on the LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black. Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the Dell 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel, Blu-Ray DVD Combo on the LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Product colour
- 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel:Black, Stainless steel
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Black
Mounting
- 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel:Horizontal
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Purpose
- 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel:Server
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel:DVD±RW
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo

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Comparison of 429-ABCU, BH16NS55.AHLU10B
65 specifications	A Dell 429-ABCU optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Stainless steel Model 429-ABCU View product	B LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BH16NS55.AHLU10B View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Stainless steel	Black
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Server	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, DVD, DVD+RW	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R640	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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	16x
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	12x
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	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	12x
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	12x
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	12x
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	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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown 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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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