Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:USB 2.0 & eSATA
DVD+R read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:16x
DVD-R read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive:16x

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Comparison of A2U57UT, BE12LU38.AUAE10
52 specifications	A HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U57UT View product	B LG BE12LU38.AUAE10 optical disc drive Model BE12LU38.AUAE10 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 2.0 & eSATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	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	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	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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+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	16x
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	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/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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