Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs HP BD530S optical disc drive Black

10specifications compared
2differ
8identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
- BD530S optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
- BD530S optical disc drive Black:8x

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Comparison of A2U56AA, BD530S
39 specifications	A HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U56AA View product	B HP BD530S optical disc drive Black Model BD530S View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	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-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
Writing speed2 differ
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 speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW 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
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-R/RW+DL, CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 152 x 18 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	13.3 cm (5.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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