Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo vs Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo has 8 x more CD write speed than the Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive (48x vs 40x). The Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo has 8 x more CD read speed than the Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive (48x vs 40x). The Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive has 20 ms more CD-ROM drive average random access time than the Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo (120 ms vs 100 ms). Dimensions (WxDxH): 148 x 184 x 42 mm on the Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo, 146 x 165 x 41.3 mm on the Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive.

CD write speed
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:48x
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive:40x
CD read speed
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:48x
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive:40x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:100 ms
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive:120 ms
Weight
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:700 g
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo:148 x 184 x 42 mm
- ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo, ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive
22 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre & Lenovo Serial ATA Super Multi-Burner Drive View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	120 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.75 in
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.50 in
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.63 in
WeightDiffers	700 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 184 x 42 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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