Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Lenovo 41N3325 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- 41N3325 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Yes
Optical drive type
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- 41N3325 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
Interface
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- 41N3325 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Serial ATA
CD read speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- 41N3325 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:48x

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Comparison of DVSM-PC58U2V, 41N3325
37 specifications	A Buffalo DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model DVSM-PC58U2V View product	B Lenovo 41N3325 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black Model 41N3325 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD-ROM
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	153 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	340 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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