Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL vs HP 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive

Key differences

CD write speed
- 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL:40x
- 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive:24x
CD rewrite speed
- 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL:32x
- 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive:24x
CD read speed
- 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL:40x
- 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive:24x
DVD-ROM read speed
- 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL:16x
- 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL:150 x 203 x 44 mm
- 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive:140 x 128 x 9.5 mm

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Comparison of 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL, 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive
14 specifications	A HP 16X DVD/RW SATA SuperMulti DL View product	B HP 24X Combo DVD/CD-RW MultiBay II Drive View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	150 x 203 x 44 mm	140 x 128 x 9.5 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 g

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