Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 vs BenQ DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:5 - 45 °C
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:5 - 50 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:198 x 146 x 42 mm
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:146 x 198 x 42 mm
Minimum storage drive space
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:0.097 GB
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:0.1 GB

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DL DW1620, DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe
29 specifications	A BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 View product	B BenQ DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	40x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	120 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 80%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1 kg	1 kg
Other features5 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp; DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU 128MB DRAM, 100MB free HDD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	198 x 146 x 42 mm	146 x 198 x 42 mm
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz	Pentium III 550MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	0.097 GB	0.1 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ ME / 2000/ XP	Windows XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE
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
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD 120 mm, CD 80 mm/120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	DVD -/+R/RW; CD-R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, Raw writing, Direct Over write, Test write	Unknown — not stated by the source

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