Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black vs Philips External Drive SPD4002CC/05

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:No
Product colour
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Black
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:Black, Silver
Purpose
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Desktop
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:DVD Super Multi DL
Interface
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:USB 2.0
CD write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:48x
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:24x
CD-R write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:48x
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
- External Drive SPD4002CC/05:4x

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Comparison of BH16NS40, SPD4002CC/05
62 specifications	A LG BH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model BH16NS40 View product	B Philips External Drive SPD4002CC/05 Model SPD4002CC/05 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
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 speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
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 speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
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 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 speedDiffers	3x	1x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	5x	8x
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	140 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	165 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
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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