Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8 MB
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:1 MB
CD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:48x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:32x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:12x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
CD-ROM read speed
- Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black:48x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x

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Comparison of U2-BDRW-12X, U2-DVDRW-SL
41 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-BDRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BDRW-12X View product	B iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-SL View product
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	1 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 speed6 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
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
Reading speed2 differ
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	300 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.02 kg	453.59 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW (HSRW, US-RW) CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-Audio, CD-Extra/CD+, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Mixed-CD, Enhanced-CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm	139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.3+	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.x +
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
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	Yes
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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