Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 2011 BNB Notebook Upgrade Bay DL DVD+/-RW Drive vs HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 2011 BNB Notebook Upgrade Bay DL DVD+/-RW Drive:Yes
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
Height
- 2011 BNB Notebook Upgrade Bay DL DVD+/-RW Drive:9.5 mm
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18 mm

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Comparison of 2011 BNB Notebook Upgrade Bay DL DVD+/-RW Drive, A2U56AA
30 specifications	A HP 2011 BNB Notebook Upgrade Bay DL DVD+/-RW Drive View product	B HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U56AA View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Mini 110, 210, 311; HP Pavilion tm2, dm1, dm3, dv4, dv5, dv6, dv7, dv3000, dv3500; Compaq Mini 311; HP Envy 13,15
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	18 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	365 g
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	128 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R/RW+DL, CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 152 x 18 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
Total storage capacityKnown for one	4.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source

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