Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 24 x more CD-R write speed than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (48x vs 24x). The LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 8 x more DVD+R write speed than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (16x vs 8x). The LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 24 x more CD-R read speed than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (48x vs 24x). Only the LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has internal. Purpose: Laptop on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Desktop on the LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Internal
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Yes
Purpose
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA
CD-R write speed
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:48x
DVD+R write speed
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
CD-R read speed
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:48x
CD-RW read speed
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:40x

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Comparison of 784-BBBI, BH16NS55.AHLU10B
70 specifications	A Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 784-BBBI View product	B LG BH16NS55.AHLU10B optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BH16NS55.AHLU10B View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, 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
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
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 speedDiffers	8x	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 speed5 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	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 speedDiffers	8x	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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	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 requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	137 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	144 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	650 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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