Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
DVD+R read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x

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Comparison of A2U57UT, WH12LS39
52 specifications	A HP A2U57UT optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model A2U57UT View product	B LG WH12LS39 optical disc drive Internal Black Model WH12LS39 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
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	24x
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 Dual Layer write 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	6x
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
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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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