Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic vs LG GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

33specifications compared
9differ
24identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:Black, Metallic
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Drive device, buffer size
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:0.75 MB
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:0.5 MB
DVD+RW write speed
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:8x
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:6x
DVD-RAM write speed
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:12x
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:5x
DVD-RAM read speed
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:6x
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:5x
Height
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:9.5 mm
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:12.7 mm
Weight
- GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic:145 g
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:134 g

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Comparison of GS40N, GTB0N
49 specifications	A LG GS40N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Metallic Model GS40N View product	B LG GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GTB0N View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Metallic	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.75 MB	0.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)	11.08 MB/s	11.08 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	6x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
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 timeKnown for one	260 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Win
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	128 mm	128 mm
Depth	127 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	145 g	134 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS

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