Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic vs LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

36specifications compared
28differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:Black, Metallic
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
Disc loading type
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:Slot
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Tray
Purpose
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:Laptop
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:DVD Super Multi
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
Drive device, buffer size
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:1 MB
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:4 MB
CD-R write speed
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:24x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:6x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic:8x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x

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Comparison of GA50N, WH16NS40
52 specifications	A LG GA50N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black, Metallic Model GA50N View product	B LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model WH16NS40 View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Metallic	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Slot	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	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
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	11.08 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
Reading speed11 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.5x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	6x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access time2 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeDiffers	260 ms	180 ms
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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