Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black vs LG GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black:Black
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:White
Interface
- BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black:USB 2.0
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:Serial ATA
Width
- BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black:160 mm
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:135.5 mm
Depth
- BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black:153 mm
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:144 mm
Height
- BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black:22 mm
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:19 mm
Weight
- BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black:380 g
- GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White:270 g

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Comparison of BP40NS20, GP30NW20
51 specifications	A LG BP40NS20 optical disc drive Black Model BP40NS20 View product	B LG GP30NW20 optical disc drive CD±R/RW White Model GP30NW20 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	11.08 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD±R/RW
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	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 speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer 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
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	270 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	260 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	260 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	240 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	135.5 mm
DepthDiffers	153 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	380 g	270 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	3600 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LG Easy Burning Tool

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