Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black vs HP dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:No
DVD-ROM read speed
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:16x
BD-ROM average random access time
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:18 ms
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:15 ms
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:130 ms

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Comparison of AR482AA, dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer
30 specifications	A HP AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black Model AR482AA View product	B HP dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	18 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	15 ms	130 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	25 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	15 x 4.4 x 20.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
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	22x
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	22x
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

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