Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive vs LG GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:USB 2.0 & eSATA
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:16x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:12x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
DVD-RW write speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:6x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD+R read speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:16x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-ROM read speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:16x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-RW read speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:12x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD+RW read speed
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:12x
- GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x

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Comparison of BE12LU38.AUAE10, GP30NB20
46 specifications	A LG BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive Model BE12LU38.AUAE10 View product	B LG GP30NB20 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB20 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0 & eSATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	54x	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
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
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 speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed4 differ
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 speedDiffers	16x	6x
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 speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
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	270 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	144 x 19 x 135.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows XP/MAC OS

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