Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs LG CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:Yes
DVD-R read speed
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:16x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135 x 151 x 18.5 mm
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:146 x 172 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of BU516UT, CH12LS28
45 specifications	A HP BU516UT optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model BU516UT View product	B LG CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal Model CH12LS28 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	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	24x
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 speed1 differ
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	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
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	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g
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	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
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
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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