Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver vs LG WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
LightScribe
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:No
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:2 MB
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
CD-RW write speed
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:32x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:16x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:22x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:12x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:22x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x

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Comparison of GH22NS90, WH12LS39
54 specifications	A LG GH22NS90 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GH22NS90 View product	B LG WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black Model WH12LS39 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeDiffers	No	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
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	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer write 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	16x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	10x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
Weight	800 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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