Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R read speed
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:18x
DVD-R read speed
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:18x
DVD-RW read speed
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:13x
DVD+RW read speed
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:13x
DVD drive average random access time
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:95 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:90 ms
Weight
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:800 g
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:700 g
Compatible operating systems
- BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:Windows Vista, Windows XP
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Windows XP/Vista/7

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Comparison of BH12LS30, DH18NS40
45 specifications	A LG BH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH12LS30 View product	B LG DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DH18NS40 View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	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	18x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	13x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	13x
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
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	95 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	90 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	700 g
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows XP/Vista/7

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