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HP 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Optical drive type
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
CD read speed
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x

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Comparison of 1260i, BU516UT
37 specifications	A HP 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model 1260i View product	B HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model BU516UT View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	70000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 x 151 x 18.5 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0 GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 GB
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
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134.9 x 150.9 x 18.5 mm (5.31 x 5.94 x 0.73")
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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