LG WH10LS30 or BH10LS30...whats the difference?

[jellyhead]

It seems these 2 drives have the same specs so whats the difference between them?

[Ian]

If its like the BH08LS20 and WH08LS20, they're the same drive with different names.

[jellyhead]

It looks like LG has a couple of new drives BH12LS30 and BH12LS35. There doesn't seem to be any difference between these

[jalyst]

It looks like LG has a couple of new drives BH12LS30 and BH12LS35. There doesn't seem to be any difference between these

How do they differ from the xH10LS30 series?

[Ian]

How do they differ from the xH10LS30 series?

They write to BD media at 12x.

[jalyst]

They write to BD media at 12x.

Ah I see thanks,
I don't really care about BD write at this stage, as that's not the way I store the majority of my content anyway.
Next yr some time when prices are rock bottom I'll sell my combo & go for a full-blown CD/DVD/BD reader/writer.
The BD writing aspect still won't get used much though I suspect...

[jellyhead]

I can't seem to find anywhere to buy the BH12LS30 and BH12LS35 drives online. I was ready to buy one of the 10x drives until I saw that they now have the 12x. I just can't find anywhere to buy one from. It looks like they aren't available in the US yet.

[jalyst]

Just buy the 10x, not a huge difference,
Next yr some time they'll prolly hit a 16x limit & will be even cheaper.
So you can sell your 10x and upgrade!