Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Black
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:White
Optical drive type
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:DVD+R DL
DVD+R write speed
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD-R write speed
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
DVD+RW read speed
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:6x
Width
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:156.8 mm
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:146.2 mm
Depth
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24.6 mm
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:156.8 mm
Height
- GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:146.2 mm
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:24.6 mm

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Comparison of GP40NB40, GP40NW40
44 specifications	A LG GP40NB40 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP40NB40 View product	B LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White Model GP40NW40 View product
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	TUV, SEMKO, FDA, GOST, NOM, CSA	CE, FCC-B
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD+R DL
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	No	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	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
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	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 speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	203 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	139 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	156.8 mm	146.2 mm
DepthDiffers	24.6 mm	156.8 mm
HeightDiffers	146.2 mm	24.6 mm
WeightDiffers	265 g	256 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	60 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	11.08 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	CE, C-Tick, EMC, VCCI, FCC	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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