Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:USB 2.0
DVD+R write speed
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:12x
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:160 ms
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:250 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:160 ms
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:250 ms

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Comparison of 1260i, U2-BDRW-12X
39 specifications	A HP 1260i optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model 1260i View product	B iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BDRW-12X View product
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	70000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
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-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	250 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	250 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	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.02 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.3+
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	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

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