Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs LG DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
DVD+R read speed
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:18x
DVD-R read speed
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:48x
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:18x
DVD drive average random access time
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:145 ms
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:95 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:125 ms
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:90 ms
Weight
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:1.5 kg
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:160 x 50 x 230 mm
- DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:146 x 172 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of DGE24LU, DH18NS40
40 specifications	A LG DGE24LU optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model DGE24LU View product	B LG DH18NS40 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DH18NS40 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	48x	18x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	145 ms	95 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	90 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	700 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+12V / +5V DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	160 x 50 x 230 mm	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista/7

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