Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro vs Philips Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:2 MB
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:8 MB
CD write speed
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:40x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:24x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:10x
DVD write speed
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:16x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:8x
DVD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:16x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:120 ms
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:140 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:8 - 80%
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro:5 - 50 °C
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:5 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro, DVDRW824K/20
26 specifications	A BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro View product	B Philips Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20 Model DVDRW824K/20 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1 kg	1 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp; DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DVD Data & Video; Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over write on CDRW, Simulated Writing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	198 x 146 x 42 mm	146 x 169 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1.1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ ME / 2000/ XP	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC 1 x audio out - 4 PIN MPC 1 x audio out - 2 PIN Digital Audio
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers & Utilities

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