Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black

29specifications compared
7differ
22identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
Optical disc diameter
- BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black:80 mm
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
BD-R write speed
- BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
BD-R read speed
- BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
BD-ROM read speed
- BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41.3 x 172 mm
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 172 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of BH10LS38.AUAR10, BH12LS38
58 specifications	A LG BH10LS38.AUAR10 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH10LS38.AUAR10 View product	B LG BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH12LS38 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedDiffers	10x	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speed	2x	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedDiffers	8x	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speed	8x	8x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access time	180 ms	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access time	180 ms	180 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
Weight	800 g	800 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink Power2Go CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerBackup CyberLink PowerProducer
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 172 mm	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5 - 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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