Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black vs LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:No
Product colour
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Black
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:White
Disc loading type
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Slot
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:Tray
Optical drive type
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:DVD+R DL
Interface
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD-R write speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
CD-R read speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:2x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:24x

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Comparison of GP30NB40, GP40NW40
39 specifications	A LG GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model GP30NB40 View product	B LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White Model GP40NW40 View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeDiffers	Slot	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC-B
Performance2 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD+R DL
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista™, Windows XP, Windows 2008, Windows 2003, Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedDiffers	2x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 Business x64,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	144.5 mm	146.2 mm
DepthDiffers	136 mm	156.8 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	24.6 mm
WeightDiffers	242 g	256 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.2 x 156.8 x 24.6 mm
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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