Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White vs LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black

15specifications compared
15differ
0identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:No
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Product colour
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:White
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
DVD+R write speed
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R write speed
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:10x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
CD-R read speed
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:24x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD-RW read speed
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:24x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD-R read speed
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:8x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-RW read speed
- GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White:8x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x

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Comparison of GP40NW40, UH12NS29
43 specifications	A LG GP40NW40 optical disc drive DVD+R DL White Model GP40NW40 View product	B LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black Model UH12NS29 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD+R DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
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	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed6 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	6x	12x
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146.2 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	156.8 mm	172 mm
HeightDiffers	24.6 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	256 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146.2 x 156.8 x 24.6 mm	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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