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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black vs iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 6identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD-R write speed
    • 40x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • Weight
    • 1.2 kg
    • 453.59 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 160.2 x 220.98 x 50.8 mm
    • 139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 mm

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50 specifications
A

Buffalo

BR3D-12U3 optical disc drive Black

Model BR3D-12U3

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B

iStorage

Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

Model U2-DVDRW-SL

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Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Product colourBlackBlack
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers40x24x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one12x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed8x8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
CD write speedKnown for one24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.2 kg453.59 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC, 100-240V, 50-60Hz
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs160.2 x 220.98 x 50.8 mm139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 mm
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW (HSRW, US-RW) CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-Audio, CD-Extra/CD+, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Mixed-CD, Enhanced-CD
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.x +
FireWire 400Known for oneNo
FireWire 800Known for oneNo
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB cableKnown for oneYes
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneNo

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