Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

14specifications compared
4differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive:8 MB
- ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):2 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive:180 ms
- ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):170 ms

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Comparison of ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive, ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA)
37 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA)View product
Design1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, CSA, TUV, UL, MIC, C-Tick, BSMI, VCCI, FCC	CE, CSA, TUV, UL, MIC, C-Tick, BSMI
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	2x	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	2x	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	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	170 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	300 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, BD-R/BD-RE SL, BD-R/BD-RE DL	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.04 in
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 in
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 in

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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