Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black

30specifications compared
10differ
20identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Yes
Disc loading type
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Tray
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Slot
Optical drive type
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
Interface
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Serial ATA
CD rewrite speed
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:23x
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
DVD-RW write speed
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:6x
Width
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144.5 mm
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:128 mm
Depth
- GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:136 mm
- GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:127 mm

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Comparison of GP30NB30, GT80N
46 specifications	A LG GP30NB30 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB30 View product	B LG GT80N optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black Model GT80N View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Slot
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	11.08 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista™, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Writing speed2 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	23x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	5x	6x
Reading speedidentical
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	144.5 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	136 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	242 g	140 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	144.5 x 136 x 19.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	3600 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/ Vista/ XP Windows Server 2008/2003 Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista

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