Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH16NS55 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs LG UH12NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

38specifications compared
5differ
33identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Mounting
- BH16NS55 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Vertical/Horizontal
- UH12NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Horizontal
Optical drive type
- BH16NS55 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- UH12NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BH16NS55 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
- UH12NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:8x
BD-RE read speed
- BH16NS55 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:8x
- UH12NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:10x

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Comparison of BH16NS55, UH12NS40
65 specifications	A LG BH16NS55 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BH16NS55 View product	B LG UH12NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model UH12NS40 View product
Design1 differ
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Front
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE XL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Writing speed1 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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	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	16x	8x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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