Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Iomega Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive vs Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:No
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:Yes
CD write speed
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:40x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:24x
CD rewrite speed
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:24x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:10x
DVD write speed
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:16x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD rewrite speed
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:8x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:4x
DVD read speed
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:16x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:12x
Weight
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:2.42 kg
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive:247 x 190 x 50 mm
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:146 x 42 x 169 mm

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Comparison of Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive, DVDRW824K
29 specifications	A Iomega Super DVD 16x Dual-Layer USB 2.0 Drive View product	B Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal Model DVDRW824K View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.42 kg	1 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Iomega HotBurn Pro, Iomega Automatic Backup, DVD Wizard, Sonic MyDVD, Sonic CinePlayer, MUSICMATCH, Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition. Mac suite: Charismac Discribe, MUSICMATCH.	NERO 5.5, My DVD
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Power Supply	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	247 x 190 x 50 mm	146 x 42 x 169 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	800MHz Pentium III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP. Mac OS 10.2.7 or newer.	Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TAO, DAO, MS, SAO, Packet Writing
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE/ATAPI 1 x audio out 1 x audio out
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C

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