Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black vs LG WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:No
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:USB 2.0
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
LightScribe
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:No
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
DVD+R read speed
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:8x
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black:8x
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x

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Comparison of GP50NB40, WH12LS30
45 specifications	A LG GP50NB40 optical disc drive DVD-R Black Model GP50NB40 View product	B LG WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black Model WH12LS30 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeDiffers	No	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	6x
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 speedDiffers	8x	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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s

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