Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs HP Unidad externa USB DVDRW

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:No
Purpose
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:Laptop
Optical drive type
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:DVD±RW
Interface
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:USB 2.0
Width
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:127 mm
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:144 mm
Depth
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:127 mm
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:137.5 mm
Height
- E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:15 mm
- Unidad externa USB DVDRW:14 mm

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Comparison of E5Z81AA, Unidad externa USB DVDRW
41 specifications	A HP E5Z81AA optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model E5Z81AA View product	B HP Unidad externa USB DVDRW View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	127 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	137.5 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	14 mm
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	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	8x
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	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Technical detailsidentical
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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