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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray Writer vs Hypertec Firestorm Slimline multi-writer

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 6identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD rewrite speed
    • 24x
    • 32x
  • CD-R write speed
    • 48x
    • 24x
  • CD-RW write speed
    • 24x
    • 4x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x

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35 specifications
A

Buffalo

MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray WriterView product
B

Hypertec

Firestorm Slimline multi-writerView product
Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one25 W
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers24x32x
CD-R write speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers24x4x
BD-R write speedKnown for one8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one6.5x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM write speed5x5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one32x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC100-240V 50/60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000PC Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 Mac OS X 10.2 / >
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
I/O portsKnown for one1 x eSATA
Media types supportedKnown for oneCD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, DVDR, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one165 x 136 x 23 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNero Essentials Version 8

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