Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo

38specifications compared
14differ
24identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:Desktop
Optical drive type
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:0.75 MB
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:4 MB
Burst transfer rate
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:3.6 MB/s
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:480 MB/s
CD-RW write speed
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:8x
DVD-RAM read speed
- SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
- WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo:5x

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Comparison of SP80NB60, WP50NB40
62 specifications	A LG SP80NB60 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SP80NB60 View product	B LG WP50NB40 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Model WP50NB40 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance6 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.75 MB	4 MB
Burst transfer rateDiffers	3.6 MB/s	480 MB/s
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)	11.08 MB/s	11.08 MB/s
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	16x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	6x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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 speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	200 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	200 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	144 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	137.5 mm	156 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	14.6 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	270 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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