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NEC AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black vs NEC AD5170 Black

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
- AD5170 Black:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- AD5170 Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- AD5170 Black:32x
DVD+R write speed
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- AD5170 Black:18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- AD5170 Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- AD5170 Black:18x
CD read speed
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- AD5170 Black:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black:180 ms
- AD5170 Black:160 ms

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Comparison of AD-7543A, AD5170 Black
29 specifications	A NEC AD-7543A optical disc drive Internal Black Model AD-7543A View product	B NEC AD5170 Black View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	140 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	180 g	705 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD +R, DVD +R9, DVD +RW, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL ), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm	148 x 42 x 175 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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