Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

30specifications compared
9differ
21identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Optical disc diameter
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:80,120 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:120 mm
DVD-RW write speed
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
DVD-RW read speed
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
Width
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144.5 mm
Depth
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135.5 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:136 mm
Height
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:19 mm
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:19.5 mm
Weight
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:270 g
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:242 g

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Comparison of GP30NB20.AUAE10, GP30NB30
44 specifications	A LG GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB20.AUAE10 View product	B LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB30 View product
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, 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
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Writing speed1 differ
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	5x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	144 mm	144.5 mm
DepthDiffers	135.5 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	19.5 mm
WeightDiffers	270 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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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