Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs Philips SPD2514BD DVD 20x ReWriter Internal Drive

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- SPD2514BD DVD 20x ReWriter Internal Drive:DVD Super Multi DL
CD read speed
- AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:42x
- SPD2514BD DVD 20x ReWriter Internal Drive:48x

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Comparison of AR629AA, SPD2514BD/97
55 specifications	A HP AR629AA optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model AR629AA View product	B Philips SPD2514BD DVD 20x ReWriter Internal Drive Model SPD2514BD/97 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
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
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
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	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	42x	48x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
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 temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0970 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.8 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.1 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MB
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.720 kg
Height (cm) outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 cm
Length (cm) outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 cm
Net weight of outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.820 kg
Packaging net weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8820 kg
Packaging tare weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2150 kg
Tare weight outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.90 kg
Width (cm) outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 cm
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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