Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk vs Samsung 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:2 MB
- 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory:0.5 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk:146 x 198 x 42 mm
- 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk, 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory
33 specifications	A BenQ 5232P/W 52x32x52x Bulk View product	B Samsung 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 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 methodsKnown for one	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 198 x 42 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 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 systemsKnown for one	Windows95, '98/ ME / NT 4.0/ 2000/ XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, VideoCD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/sec
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms

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