Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black

3specifications compared
1differ
2identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135 x 151 x 18.5 mm
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm

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Comparison of BU516UT, U2-BDRW-12X
42 specifications	A HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model BU516UT View product	B iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BDRW-12X View product
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
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	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-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi session	Yes	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.02 kg
HeightKnown for one	18.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	135 x 151 x 18.5 mm	184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.3+
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
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
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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