Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner vs Lenovo USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe

Key differences

Internal
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:Yes
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:No
CD rewrite speed
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:16x
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:4x
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:2x
DVD+RW write speed
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:6x
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:8x
DVD-RW write speed
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:6x
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:180 ms
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:130 ms
Weight
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:155 g
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:330 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner:128 x 129 x 9.5 mm
- USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe:143 x 144 x 20 mm

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Comparison of ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner, USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe
20 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad DVD Ultrabay Slim Burner View product	B Lenovo USB 2.0 Super Multi-Burner Drive with LightScribe View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	2x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	4x	4x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	155 g	330 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 129 x 9.5 mm	143 x 144 x 20 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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