Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black vs LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White

19specifications compared
17differ
2identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:No
Product colour
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Black
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:White
Interface
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:6x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-R write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD+R read speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-R read speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x

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Comparison of BH16NS40, GP30NW40
55 specifications	A LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model BH16NS40 View product	B LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White Model GP30NW40 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO
Performance1 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows XP, Windows Vista™, Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	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	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	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 speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	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	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	5x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Access time3 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 timeDiffers	180 ms	250 ms
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	135.5 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 KB

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