Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver vs LG GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:No
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:Yes
Product colour
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:Silver
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:Black, Metallic
Optical drive type
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:DVD-ROM
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:DVD±RW
Interface
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:Serial ATA
CD write speed
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:8x
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:24x
CD read speed
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:4x
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:24x
Width
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:141 mm
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:128 mm
Depth
- GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver:136.5 mm
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:127 mm

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Comparison of GP65NS60, GS40N
42 specifications	A LG GP65NS60 optical disc drive DVD-ROM Silver Model GP65NS60 View product	B LG GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic Model GS40N View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Metallic
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, EMC (KC), EMC (BSMI), VCCI, FCC, UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1 / EN60825-1, EN 60950-1 / EN60825-1, EN60825-1 / IEC 60825-1
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	0.75 MB	0.75 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-R 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
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	4x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	140 ms	140 ms
DVD-RAM access time	260 ms	260 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	141 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	136.5 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	145 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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