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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black vs LG CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 8identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • USB 2.0
    • Serial ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 8 MB
    • 4 MB
  • CD-RW write speed
    • 32x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 12x
    • 8x
  • Weight
    • 1.02 kg
    • 800 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm
    • 146 x 172 x 41.3 mm

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43 specifications
A

iStorage

Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black

Model U2-BDRW-12X

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B

LG

CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal

Model CH12LS28

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Designidentical
InternalKnown for oneYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersUSB 2.0Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers8 MB4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one160 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD-R write speed48x48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers32x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R write speed16x16x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed8x8x
DVD-R write speed16x16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one12x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-ROM read speed48x48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one12x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one10x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-ROM read speed16x16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one12x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.02 kg800 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one150 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP SP2/ Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.3+Windows 7/Vista/XP
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one250 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one250 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneNo

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