Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs LG GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

32specifications compared
16differ
16identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:No
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Black
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Optical drive type
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:DVD±RW
Interface
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:USB 2.0
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:4 MB
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:0.5 MB
Optical disc diameter
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:120 mm
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:80,120 mm
DVD+R write speed
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:6x
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:8x
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:6x

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Comparison of BP40NB30, GTB0N
57 specifications	A LG BP40NB30 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BP40NB30 View product	B LG GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GTB0N View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	CE Marking, C-Tick Mark, BSMI, VCCI, KC, CU, FCC Part 15 Class B Digital Device, ICES-003 Digital Apparatus, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R XL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-RE XL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	0.5 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	230 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage 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	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	153 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	325 g	134 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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