Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black vs iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8 MB
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:2 MB
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:250 ms
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:250 ms
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:110 ms
Track-at-once (TAO)
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:No
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Yes

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Comparison of U2-BDRW-12X, U2-DVDRW-24X
40 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BDRW-12X View product	B iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-24X View product
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	110 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	300 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modes1 differ
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Differs	No	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.3+	Windows XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X +
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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