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Lenovo ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA) vs Lenovo ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA)

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 6identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Drive device, buffer size
    • ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):4 MB
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):2 MB
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):180 ms
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):170 ms

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Comparison of ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA), ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA)
29 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTrayUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffersCE, CSA, UL, TUV, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, MIC, FCCCE, CSA, TUV, UL, MIC, C-Tick, BSMI
Performance1 differ
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers4 MB2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one10xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed24x24x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speed8x8x
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers180 ms170 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one300 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access time150 ms150 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.04 in
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 in
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.5 in
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL

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