Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

10specifications compared
2differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

LightScribe
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:146 x 152 x 18 mm
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18.5 x 135 x 151 mm

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Comparison of A2U56AA, A2U57UT
32 specifications	A HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U56AA View product	B HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U57UT View product
Performance1 differ
LightScribeDiffers	No	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP Mini 110, 210, 311; HP Pavilion tm2, dm1, dm3, dv4, dv5, dv6, dv7, dv3000, dv3500; Compaq Mini 311; HP Envy 13,15	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	18 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	365 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP LightScribe
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-R/RW+DL, CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 152 x 18 mm	18.5 x 135 x 151 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	13.3 cm (5.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB

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