Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
CD rewrite speed
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:23x
DVD-RW write speed
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:6x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
Width
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:145 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144.5 mm
Depth
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:139 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:136 mm
Height
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:18 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:19.5 mm
Weight
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:350 g
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:242 g

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Comparison of 56235, GP30NB30
63 specifications	A Freecom Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model 56235 View product	B LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB30 View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	23x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	5x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	144.5 mm
DepthDiffers	139 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	19.5 mm
WeightDiffers	350 g	242 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144.5 x 136 x 19.5 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/ Vista/ XP Windows Server 2008/2003 Mac OS X
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium III, AMD Duron 900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	5000 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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