Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD-RW 5232W vs LG DVD-RW slim bl

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- CD-RW 5232W:52x
- DVD-RW slim bl:24x
CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 5232W:32x
- DVD-RW slim bl:16x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 5232W:52x
- DVD-RW slim bl:24x
Weight
- CD-RW 5232W:1 kg
- DVD-RW slim bl:170 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 5232W:146 X 198 X 42 mm
- DVD-RW slim bl:128 x 12.7 x 127 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 5232W, DVD-RW slim bl
37 specifications	A BenQ CD-RW 5232W View product	B LG DVD-RW slim bl View product
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	8x
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	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	170 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 X 198 X 42 mm	128 x 12.7 x 127 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home (Professional)
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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