Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs LG SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

32specifications compared
14differ
18identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:USB 2.0
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer size
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:4 MB
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:0.75 MB
CD write speed
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:8x
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:8x
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:6x
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD-RAM read speed
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:5x
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD drive average random access time
- BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:200 ms
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:160 ms

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Comparison of BP50NB40, SP80NB60
63 specifications	A LG BP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BP50NB40 View product	B LG SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SP80NB60 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance4 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD-R, BD-R XL, BD-RE, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	0.75 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
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 Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	6x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
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 read speedKnown for one	4x	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
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home	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 - 40 °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 & dimensions3 differ
Width	144 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	156 mm	137.5 mm
HeightDiffers	14.6 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	270 g	190 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Blu-ray Drive Install Disc for Windows, Power DVD, Power 2 Go, Power Producer, Media Espresso	Unknown — not stated by the source

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