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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe vs BenQ DVDRW DW1640 IDE int white retail

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 6identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Black
    • White
  • CD write speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 24x
    • 32x
  • CD read speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 50 °C
    • 5 - 45 °C
  • Weight
    • 1 kg
    • 820 g
  • Power requirements
    • DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp
    • DC12V+/- 10%, DC 5V +/- 5%
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 146 x 198 x 42 mm
    • 146 x 178 x 42 mm

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DVD RW DW1625 black LightscribeView product
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BenQ

DVDRW DW1640 IDE int white retailView product
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RW
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers40x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers24x32x
DVD write speedKnown for one8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x48x
DVD read speed16x16x
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 50 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 60 °C-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one42 mm
WeightDiffers1 kg820 g
Other features10 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVppDC12V+/- 10%, DC 5V +/- 5%
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD+R DL 8.5GB, DVD+R 4.7GB, DVD+RW 4.7GB, DVD-R 4.7GB, DVD-RW 4.7GB, 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, Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text
Minimum system requirementsDiffersIBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU 128MB DRAM, 100MB free HDDIBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU
Logical recording formatKnown for oneTrack-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Multisession, Packet Writing (fixed & variable packet), CD Digital Audio, Direct-Over-Write on CD-RW, Test Write
Write methodsKnown for oneTrack-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Multisession, Packet Writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct-Over-Write CD-RW, Test Write
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 198 x 42 mm146 x 178 x 42 mm
Minimum RAM128 MB128 MB
Minimum processorDiffersPentium III 550MHz550
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers0.1 GB100 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP / 2000 / ME / 98SEWindows 98/ ME / NT 4.x/ 2000/ XP
Track to track seek timeKnown for one120 ms
DVD+R speed16x16x
DVD+RW speedDiffers4x8x
DVD-R speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RW speedDiffers4x6x
Double Layer DVD write speedDiffers2.4x8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one120 ms

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