Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic vs Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW

Key differences

Interface
- 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic:IDE/ATA
- 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:Serial ATA

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Comparison of 429-11679, 429-15942
16 specifications	A Dell 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic Model 429-11679 View product	B Dell 429-15942 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 429-15942 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Metallic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Serial ATA
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell XPS M1730, M1730	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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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