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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive - Europe vs NEC ND-3551 DVD RW Black

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 1identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • No
    • Yes
  • CD write speed
    • 24x
    • 32x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 24x
    • 32x
  • CD read speed
    • 24x
    • 48x
  • DVD read speed
    • 8x
    • 16x
  • Access time
    • 100 ms
    • 140 ms
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 144 x 145 x 20 mm
    • 148 x 42 x 190 mm

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41 specifications
A

Lenovo

ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive - EuropeView product
B

NEC

ND-3551 DVD RW BlackView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RW
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers24x32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers24x32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD write speedKnown for one8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD read speedDiffers8x16x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers100 ms140 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffersCD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DLDVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL - 2005), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R & CD-RW - 80mm & 120mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one-MPC Level 3 -MultiRead -PC2001
Write methodsKnown for oneDAO, SAO,TAO + zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs144 x 145 x 20 mm148 x 42 x 190 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for one16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one6x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for oneMode 4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one33
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one320 g

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