Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-AATE optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Grey vs Dell DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay

Key differences

Product colour
- 429-AATE optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Grey:Grey
- DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay:Black
Purpose
- 429-AATE optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Grey:Server
- DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay:Laptop
Optical drive type
- 429-AATE optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Grey:DVD±RW
- DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay:DVD-RW
Interface
- 429-AATE optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Grey:Serial ATA
- DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay:Serial ATA III

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Comparison of 429-AATE, DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay
14 specifications	A Dell 429-AATE optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Grey Model 429-AATE View product	B Dell DVD+/-RW for E-Series Media Bay View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Server	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R720 Poweredge R720xd PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge T630 Precision R7910	Dell Latitude E4300
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31.68x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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