Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive vs LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:No
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Interface
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:USB 2.0 & eSATA
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
LightScribe
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:Yes
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:No
Drive device, buffer size
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:4 MB
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:2 MB
CD-RW write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:54x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:8x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:16x
DVD+R write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:16x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:8x
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:12x

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Comparison of BE12LU38.AUAE10, GH22NS90
54 specifications	A LG BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive Model BE12LU38.AUAE10 View product	B LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GH22NS90 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0 & eSATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)	22.16 MB/s	22.16 MB/s
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, 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
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	54x	32x
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
BD-RE rewrite 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	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
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 speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	163 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	260 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	800 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms

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