Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black vs HP RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

DVD drive average random access time
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
Power requirements
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:+5-12V/±5-10%
- RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black:5V+/-5%; 12V+/-10%

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Comparison of bd340i, RM435i
40 specifications	A HP bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black Model bd340i View product	B HP RM435i optical disc drive Internal Black Model RM435i View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	15 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	+5-12V/±5-10%	5V+/-5%; 12V+/-10%
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 GHz Pentium IV
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000(SP4), XP
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 90%

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