Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer vs HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer:Yes
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
DVD-R read speed
- 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer:12x
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer:149.86 x 203.2 x 43.18 mm
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135 x 151 x 18.5 mm

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Comparison of 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer, BU516UT
39 specifications	A HP 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer View product	B HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model BU516UT View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
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-R write speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	10x	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	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	907 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.5 mm
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149.86 x 203.2 x 43.18 mm	135 x 151 x 18.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Business 64/32, Vista Home Basic 32, Windows 2000 Windows XP Professional / Windows XP Home 32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) WS3, WS4, 5 Desktop/Workstation Novell SLES 9 & SLE 10	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
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
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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