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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 1identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • CD-R write speed
    • 40x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 12x
    • 8x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • 40x
    • 24x
  • DVD-ROM read speed
    • 6x
    • 8x
  • Weight
    • 907 g
    • 453.59 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 149.86 x 203.2 x 43.18 mm
    • 139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 mm

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47 specifications
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HP

16X SATA Blu-ray WriterView product
B

iStorage

Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

Model U2-DVDRW-SL

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Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourBlackBlack
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one24x
CD-R write speedDiffers40x24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one6x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one4.8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-ROM read speedDiffers40x24x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers6x8x
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 one160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers907 g453.59 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneNo
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW (HSRW, US-RW) CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-Audio, CD-Extra/CD+, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Mixed-CD, Enhanced-CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs149.86 x 203.2 x 43.18 mm139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 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 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.x +
FireWire 400Known for oneNo
FireWire 800Known for oneNo
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB cableKnown for oneYes

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