Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:8x
DVD-RW write speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:12x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:6x
CD read speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:48x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:16x
CD-RW read speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:24x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:40x
DVD-RW read speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:6x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:12x
DVD+RW read speed
- CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:8x
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:12x

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Comparison of CH12NS30, UH12NS30
57 specifications	A LG CH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model CH12NS30 View product	B LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model UH12NS30 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Desktop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	8.31 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	12x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	16x
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
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speed	8x	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
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-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access timeidentical
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access time	180 ms	180 ms
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	146 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	165 mm
Height	41.3 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	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
Other featuresidentical
Playback disc typesKnown for one	BD-R DL, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source

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