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
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
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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