Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD-RW 5232W vs BenQ VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- CD-RW 5232W:52x
- VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk:48x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 5232W:52x
- VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk:48x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- CD-RW 5232W:5 - 45 °C
- VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk:5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- CD-RW 5232W:-40 - 65 °C
- VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk:-40 - 60 °C
Weight
- CD-RW 5232W:1 kg
- VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk:820 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 5232W:146 X 198 X 42 mm
- VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk:146 x 178 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 5232W, VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk
37 specifications	A BenQ CD-RW 5232W View product	B BenQ VDRW/DW1655 16xDL Lscribe IDE int R Blk View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125000 h
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	820 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 X 198 X 42 mm	146 x 178 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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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