Dell 16X DVD±RW vs Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW

Comparison of 16X DVD±RW, 429-15942

24 specifications	A Dell 16X DVD±RWView product	B Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 429-15942 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Grey	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell Precision Workstation T3500	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	8x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	7pin SATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8x

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