Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive vs JVC CU-VD50EX Share Station

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:24x
- CU-VD50EX Share Station:0x
CD rewrite speed
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:24x
- CU-VD50EX Share Station:0x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:185 x 135 x 151 mm
- CU-VD50EX Share Station:152 x 42 x 195 mm

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Comparison of External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive, CU-VD50EX Share Station
26 specifications	A HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive View product	B JVC CU-VD50EX Share Station View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	0x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	0x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Pentium III 1.0GHz or higher CPU; 512MB or higher RAM; Hard must have access time < 20 ms with a minimum of 100MB free space; 9GB free space for creating a DVD double layer image file (5GB for single layer)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	185 x 135 x 151 mm	152 x 42 x 195 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP; Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Device typeKnown for one	CD/DVD-RW combo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	1.85 cm (0.73")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	0.454 kg (1 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Video compression formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AVCHD
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	920 g

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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