Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BE12LU38 optical disc drive vs LG GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black

23specifications compared
19differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:USB 2.0 & eSATA
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
LightScribe
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:Yes
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:No
CD-R write speed
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:48x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:24x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:16x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:8x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:16x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- BE12LU38 optical disc drive:12x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:5x

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Comparison of BE12LU38, GP10NB
48 specifications	A LG BE12LU38 optical disc drive Model BE12LU38 View product	B LG GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black Model GP10NB View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0 & eSATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Writing speed6 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	16x
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 Dual Layer write 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 speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Reading speed10 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
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	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
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	24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	370 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerBackup CyberLink PowerProducer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	163 x 260 x 50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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