Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White vs Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black has 8 x more CD-RW write speed than the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White (24x vs 16x). The Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White has 1 mm more width than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (138 mm vs 137 mm). The Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White has 138 mm more depth than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (152 mm vs 14 mm). Product colour: White on the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White, Black on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black. Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White, Laptop on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black.

Product colour
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:White
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Black
Purpose
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:Desktop/Laptop
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:DVD Super Multi DL
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
CD-RW write speed
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:16x
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
Width
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:138 mm
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137 mm
Depth
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:152 mm
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:14 mm
Height
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:14.4 mm
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:144 mm
Weight
- DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White:300 g
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:200 g

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Comparison of DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD, 784-BBBI
48 specifications	A Buffalo DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL White Model DVSM-PTS58U2-WHD View product	B Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 784-BBBI View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Dell Inspiron 11 3147, 11 3148, 13 7348, 14 3451, 15 3551, 5458, 5555, 5558 - Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme (7404), 3340, 3450, E5250, E5450, E5550, E7250, E7450 - Dell OptiPlex 3020 (micro), 9020 (micro) - Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M3800 - Dell Vostro 14 3458, 3558 - Dell XPS 15 (9530)
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	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
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	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+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
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, W	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	138 mm	137 mm
DepthDiffers	152 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	144 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	200 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink Media Suite
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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