Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black vs LG GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:Black
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:White
Interface
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:USB 2.0
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:Serial ATA
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:12x
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:6x
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:8x
DVD-ROM read speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:8x
Width
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:152.4 mm
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:135.5 mm
Depth
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:228.6 mm
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:144 mm
Height
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:50.8 mm
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:19 mm

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Comparison of U2-BRRW-12X, GP30NW20
44 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BRRW-12X View product	B LG GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White Model GP30NW20 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
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
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribe	No	No
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	CD±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 speedDiffers	12x	6x
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 speed	6x	6x
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	8x
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	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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	152.4 mm	135.5 mm
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	50.8 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	270 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7	LG Easy Burning Tool
Other featuresidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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