Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Targus ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black:16x
CD-RW write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black:10x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black:4x
Weight
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:453.59 g
- ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black:430 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 mm
- ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black:146 x 155 x 22.8 mm

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Comparison of U2-DVDRW-SL, ADW01USZ
35 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-DVDRW-SL optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model U2-DVDRW-SL View product	B Targus ADW01USZ optical disc drive Black Model ADW01USZ View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	453.59 g	430 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	139.7 x 133.35 x 19.05 mm	146 x 155 x 22.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.x +	Windows 7, 2000, XP & Vista
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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