Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD-RW 52x32x52 IDE Int Bulk Black 1pk vs Philips PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 52x32x52 IDE Int Bulk Black 1pk:32x
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:24x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 52x32x52 IDE Int Bulk Black 1pk:146 x 42 x 198 mm
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:146 x 42 x 196 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 52x32x52 IDE Int Bulk Black 1pk, PCRW5232K
24 specifications	A BenQ CD-RW 52x32x52 IDE Int Bulk Black 1pk View product	B Philips PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White Model PCRW5232K View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 W
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	52x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	52x	52x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	950 g
HeightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero 5 InCD
Other features2 differ
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 42 x 198 mm	146 x 42 x 196 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows95, '98/ ME / NT 4.0/ 2000/ XP	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V/12V
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.650 GB
VendorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Phillips
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V +/- 5%, 1.6A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over write on CDRW simulation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CDROM/XA, VCD, CD_I, CD-Extra, CD-Text	Unknown — not stated by the source

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