Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:4 MB
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:2 MB
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-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-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8x
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-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-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:160 ms
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:150 ms
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:110 ms
Weight
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:1.7 kg
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:1.02 kg

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Comparison of U2-BRRW-12X, U2-DVDRW-24X
52 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BRRW-12X View product	B iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-24X optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-24X View product
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speedidentical
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	1800 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	110 ms
Record modesidentical
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	152.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	228.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	1.02 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	184.15 x 190.5 x 50.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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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