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Lenovo THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE vs NEC DVD Recorder ND-3500 black

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:24x
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:48x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:10x
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:24x
  • CD read speed
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:24x
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:48x
  • DVD read speed
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:8x
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:16x
  • Weight
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:210 g
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:1 kg
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:42 x 190 x 148 mm
  • DVD+R speed
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:8x
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:16x
  • DVD-R speed
    • THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE:8x
    • DVD Recorder ND-3500 black:16x

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Comparison of THINKPAD MULTI-BURNER PLUS ULTRABAY ENHANCED DRIVE, DVD Recorder ND-3500 black
24 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers24x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers10x24x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers24x48x
DVD read speedDiffers8x16x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers210 g1 kg
Other features5 differ
Media types supportedDiffersCD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+RDVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD0+R, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, DVD-Video, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I Ready, CD-Bridge, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Hybrid-CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs128 x 129 x 12.7 mm42 x 190 x 148 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers-Microsoft Windows 2000 -Microsoft Windows XPWindows 98SE, 2000, Me and XP
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDigital out, line out
DVD+R speedDiffers8x16x
DVD+RW speed4x4x
DVD-R speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RW speed4x4x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemode 4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one110 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 50 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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