Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD-RW 5232W vs BenQ DVP 1650

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- CD-RW 5232W:2 MB
- DVP 1650:0.5 MB
CD read speed
- CD-RW 5232W:52x
- DVP 1650:16x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- CD-RW 5232W:5 - 45 °C
- DVP 1650:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- CD-RW 5232W:-40 - 65 °C
- DVP 1650:-40 - 70 °C
Weight
- CD-RW 5232W:1 kg
- DVP 1650:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 5232W:146 X 198 X 42 mm
- DVP 1650:146 x 179 x 41.5 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 5232W, DVP 1650
18 specifications	A BenQ CD-RW 5232W View product	B BenQ DVP 1650 View product
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	52x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50x
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	800 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), CD-DA, Bootable CD, Photo CD (single & multi-sessions), Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-text	DVDROM (SL/DL), DVD-Video, DVD-R (3.95GB/4.7GB), DVD-RW (Ver. 2.0), CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CDROM/XA, VCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IBM PC compatible ‧Pentium 200MHz CPU ‧64MB DRAM ‧1GB free HDD space for image recording, 150MB free HD space for installing writing software.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Multisession, Packet Writing (fixed & variable packet), CD Digital Audio, Direct-Over-Write on CD-RW, Test Write	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 X 198 X 42 mm	146 x 179 x 41.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE / ME / 2000/ XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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