Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel vs NEC ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 2identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:Black
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:Silver
  • CD write speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:24x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:48x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:16x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:32x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:8x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:16x
  • DVD+RW write speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:4x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:2x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:8x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:8x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:16x
  • DVD-RW write speed
    • ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel:4x
    • ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:8x

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Comparison of ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Curved Bezel, ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver
49 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersBlackSilver
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-RW
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
InterfaceKnown for oneIDE/ATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers24x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x32x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers2x8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one2.4xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD read speedDiffers8x16x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers150 ms140 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one180 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD+R, DVD+RW,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-MPC Level 3 -MultiRead -PC2001
Write methodsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDAO, SAO,TAO + zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs128 x 129 x 9.5 mm148 x 42 x 175 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
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
Technical featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDust protected enclosure
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 2000, Windows XPUnknown — 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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one183 gUnknown — not stated by the source

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