Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

33specifications compared
29differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Drive device, buffer size
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:2 MB
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:1.5 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22.16 MB/s
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:11.08 MB/s
CD write speed
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:23x
CD-R write speed
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x

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Comparison of GH24NS72, GP30NB30
45 specifications	A LG GH24NS72 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model GH24NS72 View product	B LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB30 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Differs	22.16 MB/s	11.08 MB/s
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	66.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed10 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	23x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	24x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	5x
Reading speed11 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 speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	147 mm	144.5 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	19.5 mm
WeightDiffers	700 g	242 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144.5 x 136 x 19.5 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/ Vista/ XP Windows Server 2008/2003 Mac OS X
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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