Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:No
Product colour
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Black
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:White
Interface
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-R write speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD+R read speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-R read speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x
DVD-ROM read speed
- GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- GP30NW40 optical disc drive White:8x

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Comparison of GH24NS95, GP30NW40
43 specifications	A LG GH24NS95 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model GH24NS95 View product	B LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White Model GP30NW40 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	8x
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	135.5 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM (SL/DL), DVD±R (SL/DL), DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, M-DISC, CD-R/RW/ROM, CD-DA, Video CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/ XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 KB
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms

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