Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs HP dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:No
CD read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:42x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:48x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:125 ms
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:130 ms

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Comparison of AR629AA, dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer
34 specifications	A HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model AR629AA 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
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- Compaq 500B Microtower PC - Compaq 505B Microtower PC - HP 500B Microtower PC - HP Compaq 6000 Pro Microtower PC - HP Compaq 6000 Pro Small Form Factor PC - HP Compaq 6005 Pro Microtower PC - HP Compaq 6005 Pro Small Form Factor PC - HP Compaq 8000 Elite Convertible Minitower PC - HP Compaq 8000 E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	42x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	42x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	145 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	150 x 44 x 203 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional Edition 32, Windows 7 Professional Edition 64, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 32, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64, Windows Vista Business 64, Windows Vista Business 32, Windows Vista Home Basic 32, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional o	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	15 cm (5.9")	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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