Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:No
CD read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:42x
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:24x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:150 x 44 x 203 mm
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:185 x 135 x 151 mm
Size (imperial)
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:15 cm (5.9")
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:1.85 cm (0.73")

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Comparison of AR629AA, External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive
34 specifications	A HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model AR629AA 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
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	24x
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	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	145 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	125 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	150 x 44 x 203 mm	185 x 135 x 151 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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	Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP; Windows Vista
Size (imperial)Differs	15 cm (5.9")	1.85 cm (0.73")
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)
Device typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD/DVD-RW combo
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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