Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White vs LG GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:White
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:Black
LightScribe
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:No
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:Yes
CD-RW write speed
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:16x
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:8x
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:6x
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-RW write speed
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:6x
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:8x
Weight
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:370 g
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:300 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:153 x 163 x 24 mm
- GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black:156 x 24.6 x 146.2 mm

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Comparison of GP10NW, GP40LB10
39 specifications	A LG GP10NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White Model GP10NW View product	B LG GP40LB10 optical disc drive Black Model GP40LB10 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
LightScribeDiffers	No	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	370 g	300 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	153 x 163 x 24 mm	156 x 24.6 x 146.2 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2005/2008/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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