HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs HP BD530S optical disc drive Black

Comparison of A2U57UT, BD530S

34 specifications	A HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U57UT View product	B HP BD530S optical disc drive Black Model BD530S View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	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	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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-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 read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	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
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	18.5 x 135 x 151 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 1.0GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	100 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	HP LightScribe	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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