Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BE12LU30 optical disc drive vs LG GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:No
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:USB 2.0 & eSATA
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:4 MB
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:0.128 MB

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Comparison of BE12LU30, GCR-8526B
36 specifications	A LG BE12LU30 optical disc drive Model BE12LU30 View product	B LG GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black Model GCR-8526B View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0 & eSATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	0.128 MB
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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	10x	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	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW 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+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	163 x 50 x 260 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista: Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate Edition, Windows XP: Home, Professional, Media Center Edition	Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2K, XP
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mixed Mode(Audio and Data Combined), CD-Plus/CD-Extra, Mode 2 form 1 & form 2, Mode1(basic format), CD-DA CD-XA Ready CD-RW Photo-CD (Multi-Session), CD-I Ready
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 ms

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