Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BT30N optical disc drive Internal Black, Grey vs LG GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BT30N optical disc drive Internal Black, Grey:Yes
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:No
Product colour
- BT30N optical disc drive Internal Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:Black
Interface
- BT30N optical disc drive Internal Black, Grey:Serial ATA
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:USB 2.0

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Comparison of BT30N, GP50NB40
42 specifications	A LG BT30N optical disc drive Internal Black, Grey Model BT30N View product	B LG GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black Model GP50NB40 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
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
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speedidentical
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	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	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 speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	128 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	170 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	3600 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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