HP DVD SuperMulti vs LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black

Comparison of DVD SuperMulti, UH12NS29

47 specifications	A HP DVD SuperMultiView product	B LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black Model UH12NS29 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	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	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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