Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD 652A vs BenQ DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- CD 652A:0.125 MB
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:2 MB
CD read speed
- CD 652A:56x
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:40x
Weight
- CD 652A:1.1 kg
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD 652A:148 x 198 x 42 mm
- DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK:146 x 198 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CD 652A, DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK
20 specifications	A BenQ CD 652A View product	B BenQ DVD+-R RW DW1620 BULK BLK View product
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.125 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	33.3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP	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	56x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp; DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	148 x 198 x 42 mm	146 x 198 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Sustained data rateKnown for one	8.4 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	90 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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