HP 8x dvd+r/+rw drive vs HP Media Drive

Comparison of 8x dvd+r/+rw drive, Media Drive

22 specifications	A HP 8x dvd+r/+rw driveView product	B HP Media DriveView product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USA–UL (safety), Germany–TUV (safety), Canada–CSA (safety), EU–CE (safety & EMC), Australia/New Zealand–C-Tick (EMC), Korea (EMC), Taiwan (EMC)
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	10x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	12x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	125 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R	DVD single layer & dual layer, DVD-R1, DVD-RW1, CD-ROM mode 1, XA mode 2, Photo CD (single & multiple session), CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Professional	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	+5VDC (+/- 5%), +12VDC (+/- 10%)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	165 x 320 x 42 mm
Size (imperial)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg

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