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Lenovo ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel vs NEC AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:IDE/ATA
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:24x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:48x
CD rewrite speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:16x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:2.4x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:8x
DVD+R write speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:8x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
DVD+RW write speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:4x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:2x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:8x
DVD-R write speed
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:8x
- AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x

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Comparison of ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel, AD-7170
31 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel View product	B NEC AD-7170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Model AD-7170 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed8 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	2.4x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	2x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	4x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	183 g	700 g
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 12V, DC 5V
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM/DVD-Video/CD-ROM(mode1,mode2)/CD-ROM XA/CD-I/CD-DA(Audio CD)/CD Extra/CD-TEXT/PhotoCD/Video CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 129 x 9.5 mm	148 x 175 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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