Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BE12LU30 optical disc drive vs LG GSA-H20N optical disc drive White

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:USB 2.0 & eSATA
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:4 MB
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:2 MB
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:8x
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:4x
DVD-RAM write speed
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:12x
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:5x
CD-RW read speed
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:40x
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:48x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:12x
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:4x
DVD-RW read speed
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:12x
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BE12LU30 optical disc drive:12x
- GSA-H20N optical disc drive White:8x

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Comparison of BE12LU30, GSA-H20N
37 specifications	A LG BE12LU30 optical disc drive Model BE12LU30 View product	B LG GSA-H20N optical disc drive White Model GSA-H20N View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0 & eSATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
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 speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Reading speed5 differ
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	48x
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 Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	4x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	770 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	163 x 50 x 260 mm	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista: Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate Edition, Windows XP: Home, Professional, Media Center Edition	Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP

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