Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic vs Freecom Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic:Yes
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:No
Product colour
- 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic:Metallic
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
Optical drive type
- 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic:DVD±RW
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
Interface
- 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic:IDE/ATA
- Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

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Comparison of 429-11679, 56235
42 specifications	A Dell 429-11679 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Metallic Model 429-11679 View product	B Freecom Classic 56235 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model 56235 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Metallic	Black
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray RW
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
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	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
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
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	139 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printed user guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium III, AMD Duron 900 MHz
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 MB/s

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