Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black vs HP Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:No
Interface
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:USB 2.0
CD-R write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:24x
CD-RW write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:16x
DVD+R write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:6x
DVD-R write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe:8x

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Comparison of bd340i, Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe
51 specifications	A HP bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black Model bd340i View product	B HP Mobile USB DVD/RW LightScribe View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	1.3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	16x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5-12V/±5-10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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