Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

38specifications compared
11differ
27identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 2.0
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer size
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:4 MB
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:0.75 MB
DVD-RAM read speed
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:5x
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD drive average random access time
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:200 ms
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:200 ms
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:140 ms
DVD-RAM access time
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:230 ms
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:200 ms
Depth
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:156 mm
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137.5 mm

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Comparison of BP55EB40, SP80NB60
66 specifications	A LG BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model BP55EB40 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 typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	0.75 MB
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
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
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	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
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
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 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
Access time3 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	230 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	200 ms	140 ms
DVD-RAM access timeDiffers	230 ms	200 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layer Jump RecordingKnown 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
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
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

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