Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Disc loading type
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Slot
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Tray
Optical drive type
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
LightScribe
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No

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Comparison of B2P97AA, GP30NB20.AUAE10
37 specifications	A HP B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model B2P97AA View product	B LG GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB20.AUAE10 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeDiffers	Slot	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP DUMHPZ1WPRE, WM431EA, WM432EA, WM433EA, WM452EA, WM479EA, WM487EA, WM547EA, WM548EA, WM549EA, WM558EA, WM559EA, WM561EA, WM562EA, WM563EA, WM663EA#ABD, WM664EA#ABD, A1H69AV, D8G62AV, D8G63AV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R 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+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R 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 read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	6x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 g
Other featuresidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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