Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Lenovo 42T2599 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- 42T2599 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:Yes
Height
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:18.5 mm
- 42T2599 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:9.5 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135 x 151 x 18.5 mm
- 42T2599 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:129 x 131 x 9.5 mm

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Comparison of BU516UT, 42T2599
31 specifications	A HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model BU516UT View product	B Lenovo 42T2599 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model 42T2599 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ThinkPad T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420s, T500
Reading speedidentical
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	18.5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 g
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
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)Differs	135 x 151 x 18.5 mm	129 x 131 x 9.5 mm
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
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	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms

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