Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive vs HP RM475E optical disc drive Black

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:Yes
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:No
Interface
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:Serial ATA
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:USB
CD read speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:48x
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R read speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:16x
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:140 ms
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:125 ms
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:130 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:5 - 50 °C
- RM475E optical disc drive Black:5 - 35 °C

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Comparison of QS208AA, RM475E
50 specifications	A HP 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive Model QS208AA View product	B HP RM475E optical disc drive Black Model RM475E View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	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 speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	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
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	130 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	203 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Relative humidityKnown for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/±RW, DVD±R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW/ROM
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 GHz Pentium IV
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Technical detailsidentical
HP segmentKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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