Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver vs LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
Optical drive type
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:DVD Super Multi DL
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
Optical disc diameter
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:120 mm
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:80 mm
DVD-R write speed
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:24x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
CD read speed
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:48x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:11.5x
DVD+R read speed
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:12x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:12x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
DVD-RW read speed
- GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:13x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:12x

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Comparison of GH24NSB0, WH16NS40
54 specifications	A LG GH24NSB0 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver Model GH24NSB0 View product	B LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model WH16NS40 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performance3 differ
Purpose	Desktop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	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
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80 mm
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	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	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	11.5x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	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	12x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	146 mm	146 mm
Depth	165 mm	165 mm
Height	41.3 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	700 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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