Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black vs LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:No
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Yes
Purpose
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:Laptop
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:DVD-RW
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
Interface
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:USB 2.0
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Serial ATA
Optical disc diameter
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:120 mm
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:80 mm
CD read speed
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:24x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:16x
Width
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:134 mm
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:146 mm
Depth
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:140 mm
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:165 mm

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Comparison of DB50, UH12NS30
44 specifications	A Lenovo DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black Model DB50 View product	B LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model UH12NS30 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance5 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80 mm
Writing speedidentical
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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM 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-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-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 timeidentical
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	134 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	320 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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