Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW vs HP 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:DVD±RW
- 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
CD write speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
CD-RW write speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:16x
CD read speed
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
- 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:24x

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Comparison of 429-15942, 684330-001
26 specifications	A Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 429-15942 View product	B HP 684330-001 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 684330-001 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance1 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	8x	24x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	180 ms
BD-ROM 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	190 ms

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