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NEC AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige vs NEC ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 10identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:Beige
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
  • Interface
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:Serial ATA
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
  • DVD+R write speed
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:18x
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:18x
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:12x
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:5x
  • DVD-RW write speed
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:6x
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
  • Weight
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:705 g
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:900 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • AD-7173 optical disc drive Internal Beige:148 x 175 x 42 mm
    • ND-4571 optical disc drive Internal Black:148 x 42 x 190 mm

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Comparison of AD-7173, ND-4571
25 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersBeigeBlack
Disc loading typeTrayTray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one150 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speed32x32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers18x16x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers18x16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers12x5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers6x8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed48x48x
DVD read speed16x16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time160 ms160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time140 ms140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers705 g900 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148 x 175 x 42 mm148 x 42 x 190 mm
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD+R, DVD+RW,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

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