Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal

25specifications compared
23differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:11.08 MB/s
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:22.16 MB/s
CD-R write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:48x
CD-RW write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:16x
DVD+R write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal:12x

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Comparison of BT10N, GH22NP21
51 specifications	A LG BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black Model BT10N View product	B LG GH22NP21 optical disc drive Internal Model GH22NP21 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Differs	11.08 MB/s	22.16 MB/s
Writing speed7 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	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	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 speedDiffers	4x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speed8 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	10x
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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	182 g	800 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	127 x 127 x 12.7 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	3600 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003	Windows Vista/XP/2000 Pro/ME
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-IDE (ATAPI)
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144.8 x 40.6 x 165.1 mm (5.7 x 1.6 x 6.5")
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 MB/s
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.798 kg (1.76 lbs)

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