Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG bd optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black

26specifications compared
20differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:No
Interface
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:USB 2.0
CD-R write speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:4x
CD-R read speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
CD-RW read speed
- bd optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of bd, GP50NB
55 specifications	A LG bd optical disc drive Internal Black Model bd View product	B LG GP50NB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model GP50NB View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	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
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi DL
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
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 speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	4x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed8 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
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 read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
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	140 ms
DVD-RAM access timeDiffers	180 ms	360 ms
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	17.5 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	135.5 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	210 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLinkPower2Go CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerBackup CyberLink PowerProducer	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C

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