Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black vs Philips External Drive SPD3900CC/05

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:No
Purpose
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Desktop
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:DVD Super Multi DL
Interface
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:20x
DVD-R write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:16x
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:20x
DVD-RAM write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:5x
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:12x
DVD-ROM read speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:5x
- External Drive SPD3900CC/05:16x

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Comparison of BH16NS40, SPD3900CC/05
68 specifications	A LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model BH16NS40 View product	B Philips External Drive SPD3900CC/05 Model SPD3900CC/05 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
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-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed3 differ
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 write speedDiffers	16x	20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
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 speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	5x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	42 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	900 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	308 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	248 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 1.3 GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MB
PowerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W

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