Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600 vs HP SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000 has 8 x more CD write speed than the HP 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600 (8x vs 0x). The HP SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000 has 8 x more CD rewrite speed than the HP 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600 (8x vs 0x). The HP 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600 has 14 x more DVD+RW write speed than the HP SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000 (16x vs 2x). Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600, IDE/ATA on the HP SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000.

Interface
- 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600:Serial ATA
- SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000:IDE/ATA
CD write speed
- 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600:0x
- SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000:8x
CD rewrite speed
- 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600:0x
- SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600:16x
- SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000:2x
DVD-RW write speed
- 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600:16x
- SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000:2x
CD read speed
- 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600:0x
- SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000:16x

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Comparison of 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600, SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000
12 specifications	A HP 16x DVD+-RW SATA 1st drive f/ xw8600 View product	B HP SP/CQ DVD-R/RW 2xDVD-RW 2xDVD-R nc 8000 View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	0x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	0x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	16x	2x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	2x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	0x	16x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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