Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW vs HP Slim 8X SATA SuperMulti

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:No
- Slim 8X SATA SuperMulti:Yes
Interface
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:USB 2.0
- Slim 8X SATA SuperMulti:Serial ATA

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Comparison of dvd1270E, Slim 8X SATA SuperMulti
38 specifications	A HP dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW Model dvd1270E View product	B HP Slim 8X SATA SuperMulti View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V+/-5%; +12V+/-10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	1024x768 px IEEE 1394 USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium IV, 1.3GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 (32-bit/x64) Windows Vista (32-bit/x64) Windows XP SP4 Windows 2000 SP4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	1350 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 x 12.7 x 128 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 g

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