Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW vs HP 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Yes
- 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver:No
Interface
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Serial ATA
- 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver:PATA
CD write speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver:24x
CD rewrite speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver:16x
DVD+RW write speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver:4x
CD read speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver:24x

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Comparison of 429-15942, 483864-001
22 specifications	A Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 429-15942 View product	B HP 483864-001 optical disc drive Silver Model 483864-001 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	PATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pavilion dv5-1xxx
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW 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	230 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 ms

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