Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black vs HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:No
DVD-ROM read speed
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black:15 x 4.4 x 20.3 mm
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:185 x 135 x 151 mm

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Comparison of AR482AA, External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive
33 specifications	A HP AR482AA optical disc drive Internal Black Model AR482AA View product	B HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive 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	8x
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	24x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	15 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	25 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	15 x 4.4 x 20.3 mm	185 x 135 x 151 mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz or higher CPU; 512MB or higher RAM; Hard must have access time < 20 ms with a minimum of 100MB free space; 9GB free space for creating a DVD double layer image file (5GB for single layer)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP; Windows Vista
Device typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD/DVD-RW combo
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.85 cm (0.73")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.454 kg (1 lbs)
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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

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