Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW vs LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Yes
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:No
Interface
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Serial ATA
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
DVD drive average random access time
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:160 ms
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:140 ms
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:120 ms

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Comparison of 683500-001, GP30NW40
31 specifications	A HP 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 683500-001 View product	B LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White Model GP30NW40 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	ProBook 4540s, ProBook 4545s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R 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+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 KB

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