Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD5170 Black vs NEC ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver

14specifications compared
4differ
10identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R write speed
- AD5170 Black:18x
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:16x
DVD-R write speed
- AD5170 Black:18x
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:16x
DVD-RW write speed
- AD5170 Black:6x
- ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver:8x

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Comparison of AD5170 Black, ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver
51 specifications	A NEC AD5170 Black View product	B NEC ND-3570 DVD-RW Silver View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	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 write speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
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 speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
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	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
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
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL ), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD+R, DVD+RW,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-MPC Level 3 -MultiRead -PC2001
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DAO, SAO,TAO + zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession
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
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mode 4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dust protected enclosure
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	705 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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