Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver vs LG BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

35specifications compared
30differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:No
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
Product colour
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:Silver
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
Optical drive type
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:DVD-RW
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
Interface
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:USB 2.0
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:0.75 MB
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:11.08 MB/s
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:22.16 MB/s
CD-R write speed
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:24x
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver:6x
- BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x

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Comparison of AP70NS50, BH16RS40
55 specifications	A LG AP70NS50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Silver Model AP70NS50 View product	B LG BH16RS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BH16RS40 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Slot	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
Purpose	Desktop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, 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, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.75 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Differs	11.08 MB/s	22.16 MB/s
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time3 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	167 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	139 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeDiffers	203 ms	180 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	15 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	136 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	240 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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