Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ 1650S Black Bulk vs BenQ DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- 1650S Black Bulk:0.256 MB
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:2 MB
CD read speed
- 1650S Black Bulk:48x
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:40x
Weight
- 1650S Black Bulk:1.1 kg
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 1650S Black Bulk:200 x 148 x 42.3 mm
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:146 x 198 x 42 mm

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Comparison of 1650S Black Bulk, DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK
20 specifications	A BenQ 1650S Black Bulk View product	B BenQ DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.256 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	33.3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.1 kg	1 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp; DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD ROM (SL/DL), DVD-Video, DVD-R (3.95Gb/4.7Gb), DVD-RW (ver. 2.0), CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD ROM/XA, VCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text	Disc Size: DVD 12cm, CD 8cm/12cm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU or above 128MB DRAM, 100MB free HDD space for CD/DVD recording related software installation1GB free HDD space for CD Image recording
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 148 x 42.3 mm	146 x 198 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	7.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	85 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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