Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

JVC CU-VD 50 EX vs JVC CU-VD3 optical disc drive

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- CU-VD 50 EX:6x
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:4x
CD read speed
- CU-VD 50 EX:24x
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:10x
CD-RW read speed
- CU-VD 50 EX:24x
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:10x
DVD-R read speed
- CU-VD 50 EX:8x
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- CU-VD 50 EX:8x
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:12x
Weight
- CU-VD 50 EX:920 g
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:380 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CU-VD 50 EX:152 x 195 x 42 mm
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:141 x 166 x 23 mm
Minimum processor
- CU-VD 50 EX:Pentium III, 800MHz
- CU-VD3 optical disc drive:800 MHz

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Comparison of CU-VD 50 EX, CU-VD3
35 specifications	A JVC CU-VD 50 EX View product	B JVC CU-VD3 optical disc drive Model CU-VD3 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	0x	0x
CD rewrite speed	0x	0x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	4x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	10x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	920 g	380 g
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 5.5 Lite	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC: 110 - 240V/0.26A, DC: 5.2V/2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	152 x 195 x 42 mm	141 x 166 x 23 mm
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III, 800MHz	800 MHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP Home Edition / Professional Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video compression formatsKnown for one	AVCHD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Home Edition / Professional Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium

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