Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black vs LG WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo

43specifications compared
7differ
36identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:Desktop
Optical drive type
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
CD-RW write speed
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:24x
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:16x
BD-R write speed
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:6x
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:8x
BD-ROM average random access time
- BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:230 ms
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:250 ms

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Comparison of BP55EB40, WP50NB40
63 specifications	A LG BP55EB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model BP55EB40 View product	B LG WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Model WP50NB40 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, 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	480 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed3 differ
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	16x
BD-R write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	230 ms	250 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	230 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	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
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s

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