Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW

29specifications compared
12differ
17identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:EIDE/ATA
LightScribe
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:No
Drive device, buffer size
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:2 MB
CD-RW write speed
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:16x
DVD+R write speed
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:12x
DVD-R write speed
- BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:22x

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Comparison of BH12LS38, GH22
59 specifications	A LG BH12LS38 optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH12LS38 View product	B LG GH22 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model GH22 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed5 differ
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	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 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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
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
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	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
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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 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	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	172 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerBackup CyberLink PowerProducer	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7	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

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