Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4 vs BenQ SolidBurn EW164B

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:Yes
- SolidBurn EW164B:No
CD write speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:40x
- SolidBurn EW164B:48x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:24x
- SolidBurn EW164B:32x
CD read speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:16x
- SolidBurn EW164B:48x
Weight
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:1 kg
- SolidBurn EW164B:1.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:146 x 198 x 42 mm
- SolidBurn EW164B:50 x 156 x 230 mm

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Comparison of DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4, SolidBurn EW164B
33 specifications	A BenQ DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4 View product	B BenQ SolidBurn EW164B View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	16x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.4 kg
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp, DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DVD Data and Video, Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over CDRW, Simulated Writing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 198 x 42 mm	50 x 156 x 230 mm
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	ATA/ATAPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R DL 8.5GB, DVD+R 4.7GB, DVD+RW 4.7GB, DVD-R 4.7GB (closed session), DVD-RW 4.7GB (closed session), DVD-Video, DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA (m1, m2f1/m2f2), CD-R, CD-RW, Bootable CD, Photo CD (single & multi-session), Video CD, SVCD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 800MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP / 2000
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x

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