Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail vs Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail:512 MB
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8 MB
CD read speed
- DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail:48x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
Access time
- DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail:100 ms
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Minimum processor
- DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail:Pentium III 550MHz CPU
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive space
- DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail:100 MB
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:500 GB

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Comparison of DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail, PBDV1640G
29 specifications	A BenQ DVD 16xDVD 48xCD IDE int Retail View product	B Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	8 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	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	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	120 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	90 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	950 g
Other features2 differ
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF, ISO 9660
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III 550MHz CPU	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	100 MB	500 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5 V±5%, 1.1 A, DC 12 V±5%, 1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IBM PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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