Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White vs LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:DVD±RW
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:DVD+R DL
DVD+R write speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD-R write speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:6x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:6x
Width
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:128 mm
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:146.2 mm
Depth
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:127 mm
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:156.8 mm
Height
- GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White:12.7 mm
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:24.6 mm

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Comparison of GP30NW, GP40NW40
52 specifications	A LG GP30NW optical disc drive DVD±RW White Model GP30NW View product	B LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White Model GP40NW40 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	White	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC-B
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD+R DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	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
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	16x	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	16x	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 speed	24x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	146.2 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	156.8 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	24.6 mm
WeightDiffers	270 g	256 g
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 1.0GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	20 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 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
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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