Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW vs LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black

21specifications compared
18differ
3identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Laptop
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:DVD±RW
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
CD write speed
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:24x
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:16x
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:24x
CD-R write speed
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:24x
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:48x
CD-RW write speed
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:16x
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:4x
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x

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Comparison of 683499-001, BH16NS40
50 specifications	A HP 683499-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 683499-001 View product	B LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model BH16NS40 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Windows Vista™, Windows 7, Windows 8
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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 speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	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 Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	6x	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	3x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	5x
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 time3 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	230 ms	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	190 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
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	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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