Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

CoreParts MSE-BR optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs HP dvd550s optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- MSE-BR optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- dvd550s optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
CD rewrite speed
- MSE-BR optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:10x
- dvd550s optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- MSE-BR optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:4x
- dvd550s optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x

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Comparison of MSE-BR, dvd550s
67 specifications	A CoreParts MSE-BR optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model MSE-BR View product	B HP dvd550s optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model dvd550s View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, 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
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35 MB/s
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	1.6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Media Suite
Manual	Yes	Yes
Printed user guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 GHz Pentium
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista (32 / 64 bit) / XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 98, Windows M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	138 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	165 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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