Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG bd optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black

20specifications compared
5differ
15identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-ROM read speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:18x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:8x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:160 ms
Weight
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:750 g
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:600 g

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Comparison of bd, DH18NS50
53 specifications	A LG bd optical disc drive Internal Black Model bd View product	B LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black Model DH18NS50 View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	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	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.1 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM
Writing speedidentical
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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Access time1 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	160 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	750 g	600 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLinkPower2Go CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerBackup CyberLink PowerProducer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7.2 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Home

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