Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black vs LG GP50NW AUAE

24specifications compared
20differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Black
- GP50NW AUAE:White
Purpose
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Desktop
- GP50NW AUAE:Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
- GP50NW AUAE:DVD Super Multi DL
Interface
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Serial ATA
- GP50NW AUAE:USB 2.0
CD read speed
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:48x
- GP50NW AUAE:24x
CD-R read speed
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:48x
- GP50NW AUAE:24x
CD-ROM read speed
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:48x
- GP50NW AUAE:24x
CD-RW read speed
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:40x
- GP50NW AUAE:24x

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Comparison of DH18NS50, GP50NW AUAE
43 specifications	A LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black Model DH18NS50 View product	B LG GP50NW AUAE View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	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
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	18x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Access time1 differ
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 ms
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Home	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	135.5 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	600 g	210 g

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