Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo 42T2501 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black, Silver vs LG AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 42T2501 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black, Silver:Yes
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:No
Product colour
- 42T2501 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:Silver
Disc loading type
- 42T2501 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black, Silver:Tray
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:Slot
Purpose
- 42T2501 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black, Silver:Laptop
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:Desktop

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Comparison of 42T2501, AP70NS50
41 specifications	A Lenovo 42T2501 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Black, Silver Model 42T2501 View product	B LG AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver Model AP70NS50 View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Slot
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive type	DVD-RW	DVD-RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.75 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	ThinkPad R61/R61i/T61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	167 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	139 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 ms
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 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, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Ma
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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