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HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs HP 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:Yes
Optical drive type
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:DVD±RW
CD read speed
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:48x
DVD-R read speed
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:16x
Height
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:18.5 mm
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:44 mm

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Comparison of BU516UT, QS208AA
52 specifications	A HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model BU516UT View product	B HP 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive Model QS208AA View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD±RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	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	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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 speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
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
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm
HeightDiffers	18.5 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	135 x 151 x 18.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 1.0 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	9 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	134.9 x 150.9 x 18.5 mm (5.31 x 5.94 x 0.73")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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