Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:No
Optical drive type
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:24x
DVD-RAM write speed
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:5x
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:12x
DVD-ROM read speed
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:5x
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:16x
DVD-RW read speed
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:12x
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:12x

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Comparison of BH14NS40, GE24NU30
55 specifications	A LG BH14NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BH14NS40 View product	B LG GE24NU30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Model GE24NU30 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	14x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	5x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	13x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 ms
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	1.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 x 230 x 50 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GB
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows, Windows 2000 Professional, Mac OS 10.4.10
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s

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