Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:2 MB
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:4 MB
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:12x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:12x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:140 ms
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:110 ms
- BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal:150 ms

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of U2-DVDRW-24X, BH12LS35
54 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-24X View product	B LG BH12LS35 optical disc drive Internal Model BH12LS35 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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	10x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW 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	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	110 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.02 kg	800 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X +	Genuine Windows 7/Vista/XP
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown 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
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More optical disc drive comparisons

All optical disc drive comparisons