Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16x DVD+/- R/RW dual layer RAM LightScribe vs HP 16x DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- 16x DVD+/- R/RW dual layer RAM LightScribe:8x
- 16x DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA:0x
CD rewrite speed
- 16x DVD+/- R/RW dual layer RAM LightScribe:16x
- 16x DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA:0x
CD read speed
- 16x DVD+/- R/RW dual layer RAM LightScribe:16x
- 16x DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA:0x

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Comparison of 16x DVD+/- R/RW dual layer RAM LightScribe, 16x DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA
14 specifications	A HP 16x DVD+/- R/RW dual layer RAM LightScribe View product	B HP 16x DVD+-RW SuperMulti SATA View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	8x	0x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	0x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	16x	0x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	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
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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