Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage QS Slim vs LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 3 MB more drive device, buffer size than the iStorage QS Slim (4 MB vs 1 MB). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 24 x more CD-R write speed than the iStorage QS Slim (48x vs 24x). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 8 x more DVD+R write speed than the iStorage QS Slim (16x vs 8x). Only the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has internal. Product colour: Grey on the iStorage QS Slim, Black on the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black.

Internal
- QS Slim:No
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Yes
Product colour
- QS Slim:Grey
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Black
Mounting
- QS Slim:Horizontal
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Purpose
- QS Slim:Desktop/Laptop
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- QS Slim:DVD±RW
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
Interface
- QS Slim:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- QS Slim:1 MB
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:4 MB
CD-R write speed
- QS Slim:24x
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:48x

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Comparison of QS Slim, WH08LS20
62 specifications	A iStorage QS Slim View product	B LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model WH08LS20 View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance5 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, DVD	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure firmwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer write 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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
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	48x
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	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
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	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-ROM Double Layer 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	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	140 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	185 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	454 g	900 g
Technical detailsidentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 12 V
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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