Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs HP dvd557s optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- dvd557s optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Optical drive type
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- dvd557s optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- dvd557s optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0

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Comparison of B2P97AA, dvd557s
21 specifications	A HP B2P97AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model B2P97AA View product	B HP dvd557s optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model dvd557s View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Slot	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP DUMHPZ1WPRE, WM431EA, WM432EA, WM433EA, WM452EA, WM479EA, WM487EA, WM547EA, WM548EA, WM549EA, WM558EA, WM559EA, WM561EA, WM562EA, WM563EA, WM663EA#ABD, WM664EA#ABD, A1H69AV, D8G62AV, D8G63AV	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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