Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige vs NEC DVD RW drive AD-7203S

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:Beige
- DVD RW drive AD-7203S:Black
DVD+R write speed
- AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:18x
- DVD RW drive AD-7203S:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:8x
- DVD RW drive AD-7203S:12x
DVD-R write speed
- AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:18x
- DVD RW drive AD-7203S:24x
Weight
- AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:705 g
- DVD RW drive AD-7203S:640 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:148 x 175 x 42 mm
- DVD RW drive AD-7203S:148 x 42 x 170 mm

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Comparison of AD-7173, DVD RW drive AD-7203S
44 specifications	A NEC AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige Model AD-7173 View product	B NEC DVD RW drive AD-7203S View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Beige	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	18x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	18x	24x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speedidentical
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	705 g	640 g
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 175 x 42 mm	148 x 42 x 170 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business Windows XP Home/Professional MultiRead, PC2001
Language versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multilingual
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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