Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black vs Samsung SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Yes
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:No
Purpose
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
Interface
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Serial ATA
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:2 MB
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:1 MB
Width
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:146 mm
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:148 mm
Depth
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:165 mm
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:143 mm
Height
- UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:41.3 mm
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:14 mm

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Comparison of UH12NS30, SE-218CN
49 specifications	A LG UH12NS30 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model UH12NS30 View product	B Samsung SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model SE-218CN View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance5 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray ROM	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	250 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	181 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 g
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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