HP DVD±R/RW & CD-RW Super Multi DL vs LG GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black

Comparison of DVD±R/RW & CD-RW Super Multi DL, GP40LB10

40 specifications	A HP DVD±R/RW & CD-RW Super Multi DLView product	B LG GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black Model GP40LB10 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Performanceidentical
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP ProBook 4310s, 4311s, Compaq 2230s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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+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-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
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-R Double Layer 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-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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	220 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	210 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	300 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	156 x 24.6 x 146.2 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2005/2008/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X
DC-in jackKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.