Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CB523C optical disc drive Internal vs BenQ DVD DW1650 Retail

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- CB523C optical disc drive Internal:52x
- DVD DW1650 Retail:48x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- CB523C optical disc drive Internal:10 - 90%
- DVD DW1650 Retail:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- CB523C optical disc drive Internal:0 - 50 °C
- DVD DW1650 Retail:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- CB523C optical disc drive Internal:850 g
- DVD DW1650 Retail:820 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CB523C optical disc drive Internal:146 x 41.5 x 178 mm
- DVD DW1650 Retail:178 x 146 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CB523C, DVD DW1650 Retail
29 specifications	A BenQ CB523C optical disc drive Internal Model CB523C View product	B BenQ DVD DW1650 Retail View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
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 speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	850 g	820 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R DL 8.5GB, DVD-R DL 8.5GB, DVD+R 4.7GB, DVD+RW 4.7GB, DVD-R 4.7GB,DVD-RW 4.7GB (Close session), DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA (m1, m2f1/m2f2), CD-R, CD-RW, Bootable CD, Photo CD (single & multi-session), Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text, CD-Graphics
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.5 x 178 mm	178 x 146 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 III 550MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE
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	8x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC: 5V ± 5%, 0.8A DC: 12V ± 10%, 1.9A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Pentium II 400MHz, 128MB DRAM,150MB free HD space.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	177.28 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	Dual Cooling System (DCS) Seamless Link Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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