Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black vs LG GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-RW write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:6x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-ROM read speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
Weight
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:1.7 kg
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:270 g

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Comparison of U2-BRRW-12X, GP30NB20
47 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BRRW-12X View product	B LG GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB20 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for one	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+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Writing speed2 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	1800 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	152.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	228.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	270 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 x 19 x 135.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows XP/MAC OS

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