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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black vs LG BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 11identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD-R write speed
    • 48x
    • 24x
  • BD-R Dual Layer write speed
    • 12x
    • 6x
  • BD-RE write speed
    • 12x
    • 2x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 12x
    • 6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • 48x
    • 24x

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56 specifications
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iStorage

Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black

Model U2-BRRW-12X

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B

LG

BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black

Model BP40NS20

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Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Product colourBlackBlack
MountingKnown for oneHorizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceUSB 2.0USB 2.0
LightScribeNoNo
Drive device, buffer size4 MB4 MB
Optical disc diameter120 mm120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one11.08 MB/s
Disc types supportedKnown for oneBD-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+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Writing speed7 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedDiffers12x6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE rewrite speed2x2x
BD-RE write speedDiffers12x2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6x
BD-R read speedDiffers8x6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE read speedDiffers8x6x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers8x6x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
Access time3 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers160 ms270 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers1800 ms260 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms260 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one240 ms
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers152.4 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers228.6 mm153 mm
HeightDiffers50.8 mm22 mm
WeightDiffers1.7 kg380 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one12V USB
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one3600 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Number of products included1 pc(s)1 pc(s)
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 oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneWindows XP SP2/ Vista / 7

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