Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Acer External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack vs Philips External 16x ReWriter

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack:Yes
- External 16x ReWriter:48x
CD rewrite speed
- External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack:Yes
- External 16x ReWriter:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack:Yes
- External 16x ReWriter:8x
DVD+R write speed
- External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack:Yes
- External 16x ReWriter:16x
DVD-R write speed
- External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack:Yes
- External 16x ReWriter:16x
CD read speed
- External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack:Yes
- External 16x ReWriter:48x

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Comparison of External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack, External 16x ReWriter
32 specifications	A Acer External (USB) DVD-Dual DL with adapter option pack View product	B Philips External 16x ReWriter View product
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN55022, EMS55024,FCC Part 15
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	Yes	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	Yes	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	Yes	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	Yes	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	Yes	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	Yes	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 304 x 242 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ahead Nero Suite 6: EasyWrite Reader 4, InCD 4, Nero Burning Rights 1, Nero Burning Rom 6, Nero media Player 1, Nero Vision express 2
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 (1.3 GHz)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN60950, EN60825,UL1950
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source

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