Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk vs BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:48x
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:52x
CD rewrite speed
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:24x
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:32x
CD read speed
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:48x
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:52x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:5 - 45 °C
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:20
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:-40 - 60 °C
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:5 - 35 °C
Weight
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:1 kg
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:146 x 198 x 42 mm
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:14.6 x 17.9 x 4.2 mm

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Comparison of 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk, CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL
22 specifications	A BenQ 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk View product	B BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	20
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 60%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 kg	800 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V +/- 5%, 1.6A, DC12V+/- 10%, 1.8A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsDiffers	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over	Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 198 x 42 mm	14.6 x 17.9 x 4.2 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	IBM PC Pentium 200Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	150 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows95, '98/ ME / NT 4.0/ 2000/ XP	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

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