Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive vs Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive

Key differences

Internal
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:Yes
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:No
CD write speed
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:40x
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:8x
CD rewrite speed
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:24x
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:4x
CD read speed
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:40x
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:24x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:15 - 85%
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:8 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:5 - 45 °C
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:5 - 40 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive:149 x 190 x 42 mm
- USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive:140 x 146 x 15 mm

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Comparison of IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive, USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive
16 specifications	A Lenovo IBM Multi-Burner Plus Optical Drive View product	B Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	125 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 85%	8 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	870 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R	CD-Audio, CD Enhanced, CD-Extra, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-I, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-Text, Video CD, Photo CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 190 x 42 mm	140 x 146 x 15 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP / Windows 2000 / Windows ME	-Microsoft Windows XP -Microsoft Windows 2000 -Microsoft Windows Me -Microsoft Windows 98
Sustained data rateKnown for one	1.5 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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