Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD-Rewriter EW162I vs BenQ DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:24x
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:40x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:10x
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:12x
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:160 ms
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:120 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:5 - 45 °C
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:5 - 50 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:48 x 155 x 231 mm
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:146 x 198 x 42 mm
Minimum storage drive space
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:0.097 GB
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:0.1 GB

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Comparison of DVD-Rewriter EW162I, DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe
30 specifications	A BenQ DVD-Rewriter EW162I 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
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 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%, 1.8A; DC12V+/- 10%, 1.9A	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	48 x 155 x 231 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 -/+R/RW, +RDL (8,5 Gb); CD-R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DVD: DVD Data and Video; CD: Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over write on CDRW, Simuleted Writing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	- 2.4x Double Layer Writing; - Cool and stylish appearance with fit size and unique heat dissipation; - Book Type Management; - Unique black CD tray enhance readability and writing.	Unknown — not stated by the source

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