Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD RW DW1640 ivory Bulk vs Fujitsu DVD-ROM 8 (IDE) SLIMLINE

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- DVD RW DW1640 ivory Bulk:48x
- DVD-ROM 8 (IDE) SLIMLINE:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD RW DW1640 ivory Bulk:16x
- DVD-ROM 8 (IDE) SLIMLINE:8x

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Comparison of DVD RW DW1640 ivory Bulk, DVD-ROM 8 (IDE) SLIMLINE
32 specifications	A BenQ DVD RW DW1640 ivory Bulk View product	B Fujitsu DVD-ROM 8 (IDE) SLIMLINE View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/ATA
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	8x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	820 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC12V+/- 10%, DC 5V +/- 5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD+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	CD/DVD
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Multisession, Packet Writing (fixed & variable packet), CD Digital Audio, Direct-Over-Write on CD-RW, Test Write	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Multisession, Packet Writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct-Over-Write CD-RW, Test Write	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 178 x 42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	550	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	100 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.x/ 2000/ XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC

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