Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black vs Buffalo MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0

16specifications compared
3differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

BD-R write speed
- BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black:12x
- MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0:2x
DVD+R write speed
- BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black:16x
- MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0:8x
DVD-R write speed
- BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black:16x
- MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0:6x

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Comparison of BR3D-12U3, MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0
32 specifications	A Buffalo BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black Model BR3D-12U3 View product	B Buffalo MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speed	40x	40x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedDiffers	12x	2x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speed	2x	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speed	8x	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC, 100-240V, 50-60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	160.2 x 220.98 x 50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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