Buffalo MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray Writer vs NEC 16x DVD-ROM E-IDE / ATAPI

Comparison of MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray Writer, 16x DVD-ROM E-IDE / ATAPI

38 specifications	A Buffalo MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray WriterView product	B NEC 16x DVD-ROM E-IDE / ATAPIView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	6.5x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	—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	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	—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 speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	—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	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC100-240V 50/60 Hz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x eSATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 170 x 42 mm
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	125 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	640 g

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.