Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black vs LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

44specifications compared
5differ
39identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
Drive device, buffer size
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:2 MB
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:4 MB
CD read speed
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:16x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:11.5x
BD-R Dual Layer read speed
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:8x
- WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:6x

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Comparison of UH12NS30, WH16NS40
51 specifications	A LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model UH12NS30 View product	B LG WH16NS40 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model WH16NS40 View product
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray ROM	Blu-Ray RW
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Writing speedidentical
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	16x	11.5x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win

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