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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16X SATA Blu-ray Writer vs iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 1identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 12x
    • 24x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • DVD-ROM read speed
    • 6x
    • 16x
  • Weight
    • 907 g
    • 1.02 kg
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 149.86 x 203.2 x 43.18 mm
    • 184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm

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49 specifications
A

HP

16X SATA Blu-ray WriterView product
B

iStorage

Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

Model U2-DVDRW-24X

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Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourBlackBlack
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers12x24x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one24x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one40x
BD-R write speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one4.8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-ROM read speedDiffers40x48x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers6x16x
CD-R read speedKnown for one40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one4.8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one4.8x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one4.8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one10x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one110 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers907 g1.02 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs149.86 x 203.2 x 43.18 mm184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 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 10Windows XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X +
FireWire 400Known for oneNo
FireWire 800Known for oneNo
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB cableKnown for one1

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