Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs LG GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black

24specifications compared
20differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Yes
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:No
Optical drive type
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
Interface
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:USB 2.0
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:8.31 MB/s
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:22.16 MB/s
CD rewrite speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:24x
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:32x
CD-RW write speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:24x
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
- GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x

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Comparison of CH12NS30, GE24NU40
49 specifications	A LG CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model CH12NS30 View product	B LG GE24NU40 optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model GE24NU40 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD Super Multi DL
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Differs	8.31 MB/s	22.16 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	12x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	32x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	13x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	13x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM 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-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	50 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	230 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	1.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Playback disc typesDiffers	BD-R DL, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, 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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Wi

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