Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Acer External DVD SuperMulti Drive vs Buffalo MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:No
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:Yes
CD write speed
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:24x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:4x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:8x
DVD+R write speed
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:8x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:4x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:8x
DVD-R write speed
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:8x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:16x
CD read speed
- External DVD SuperMulti Drive:24x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:48x

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Comparison of External DVD SuperMulti Drive, MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer
32 specifications	A Acer External DVD SuperMulti Drive View product	B Buffalo MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	155 x 141 x 18 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	400 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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