Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BE08LU20 optical disc drive White vs LG BE08LU20 Optical Media

13specifications compared
4differ
9identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

BD-RE rewrite speed
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:4x
- BE08LU20 Optical Media:2x
BD-RE write speed
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:8x
- BE08LU20 Optical Media:2x
DVD-RW write speed
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:8x
- BE08LU20 Optical Media:6x

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Comparison of BE08LU20, BE08LU20 Optical Media
53 specifications	A LG BE08LU20 optical disc drive White Model BE08LU20 View product	B LG BE08LU20 Optical Media View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedDiffers	4x	2x
BD-RE write speedDiffers	8x	2x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R 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	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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	10x
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	10x
CD read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.48 kg
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 x 230 x 50 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000, ME, XP, Vista	Windows Vista (32bit/64bit) Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME

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