Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD vs Philips DVDRW Theme Pack

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:24x
- DVDRW Theme Pack:40x
DVD read speed
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:8x
- DVDRW Theme Pack:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:100 ms
- DVDRW Theme Pack:140 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:15 - 85%
- DVDRW Theme Pack:5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:5 - 52 °C
- DVDRW Theme Pack:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:180 g
- DVDRW Theme Pack:900 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD:130.4 x 144.3 x 14.2 mm
- DVDRW Theme Pack:200 x 150 x 40 mm

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Comparison of ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD, DVDRW Theme Pack
31 specifications	A Lenovo ULTRALIGHT 8X MAX DVD View product	B Philips DVDRW Theme Pack View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/ATA
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	140 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 85%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 52 °C	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	180 g	900 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ahead Nero Suite 6: Nero Burning Rom 6 InCD 4 Nero Vision express 2 Nero media Player 1
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V/12V
Seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet writing, Raw mode burning, Session at once (SAO), Track at once (TAO), Variable packet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	130.4 x 144.3 x 14.2 mm	200 x 150 x 40 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows XP	Win 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 12V DC in 2 x Audio l/r out 1 x IDE
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source

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