Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:1 MB
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
DVD+RW write speed
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
Height
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18 mm
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:12.7 mm
Weight
- A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:365 g
- SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black:165 g

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Comparison of A2U56AA, SN-506AB/BEBE
54 specifications	A HP A2U56AA optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U56AA View product	B Samsung SN-506AB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal Black Model SN-506AB/BEBE View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	4 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	No	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
Writing speed1 differ
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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
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
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
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 Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-ROM 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	6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM 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	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	365 g	165 g
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

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