Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive vs HP dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer

Key differences

Internal
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:Yes
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:No
CD write speed
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:24x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:48x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:16x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:32x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:8x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:22x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:8x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:22x
CD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:24x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:48x
DVD-ROM read speed
- DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive:8x
- dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer:16x

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive, dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer
20 specifications	A HP DVD+/-RW DL SM 2530p Drive View product	B HP dvd1170e External Multiformat DVD Writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
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 speedDiffers	8x	22x
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
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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