Compare to most popular DVD Drives
| Product name |  HP dvd1040e Super Multi DVD+/-RW Dual Layer DVD Writer |
 Sony DVDirect MC5 Multi-Function DVD Recorder |
 Sony BWU-200S Blu-ray Burner |
 Buffalo MediaStation External Blu-ray HD DVD Combo Drive |
 LG GP08LU10 Super Multi - DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Hi-Speed USB |
| Price range | $79 from 1 store |
$169-238 from 16 stores |
$349-629 from 5 stores |
$199-329 from 5 stores |
$69-112 from 5 stores |
| Release date | January 6, 2009 | August 9, 2007 | October 16, 2007 | June 7, 2008 | October 2, 2008 |
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| CD / DVD type | DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM | DVD?RW (+R DL) | BD-RE | BD-RE / HD DVD-ROM combo | DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM |
| CD / DVD read speed | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) | Info unavailable | 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 4x (BD) | 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 6x (BD) / 3x (HD DVD) | 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) |
| CD / DVD write speed | 48x (CD) / 20x (DVD?R) / 8x (DVD?R DL) | Info unavailable | 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD?R DL) / 4x (BD-R) | 40x (CD) / 16x (DVDýR) / 4x (DVDýR DL) / 6x (BD-R) / 4x (BD-R DL) | 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD?R) / 6x (DVD?R DL) |
| CD / DVD rewrite speed | 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM) | Info unavailable | 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE) | 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE) / 2x (BD-RE DL) | 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD?RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) |
| Software type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | CyberLink PowerProducer , CyberLink PowerDirector , CyberLink Power2Go , Cyberlink PowerDVD , CyberLink InstantBurn , CyberLink PowerBackup | Nero Essentials , SecureLockWare | Info unavailable |
| Min Operating system | Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium , Microsoft Windows Vista Business , Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate |
| Product name | HP dvd1040e Super Multi DVD+/-RW Dual Layer DVD Writer | Sony DVDirect MC5 Multi-Function DVD Recorder | Sony BWU-200S Blu-ray Burner | Buffalo MediaStation External Blu-ray HD DVD Combo Drive | LG GP08LU10 Super Multi - DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Hi-Speed USB |
| Price range | $79 from 1 store | $169-238 from 16 stores | $349-629 from 5 stores | $199-329 from 5 stores | $69-112 from 5 stores |