Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:6x
DVD-RW write speed
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:6x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:140 ms
Weight
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:182 g
- GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:162 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black:127 x 127 x 12.7 mm
- GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:128 x 127 x 12.7 mm

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Comparison of BT10N, GT40N
48 specifications	A LG BT10N optical disc drive Internal Black Model BT10N View product	B LG GT40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model GT40N View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	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	DVD±R/RW
Writing speed3 differ
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	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	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
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 read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 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	140 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	182 g	162 g
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 mm
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	127 x 127 x 12.7 mm	128 x 127 x 12.7 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 7, Windows VistaTM, Windows XP

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