Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD7170S, Black vs NEC DV5800E Beige

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- AD7170S, Black:Black
- DV5800E Beige:Beige
Interface
- AD7170S, Black:Serial ATA
- DV5800E Beige:EIDE/ATA
DVD drive average random access time
- AD7170S, Black:160 ms
- DV5800E Beige:120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- AD7170S, Black:140 ms
- DV5800E Beige:120 ms
Weight
- AD7170S, Black:705 g
- DV5800E Beige:670 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- AD7170S, Black:148 x 175 x 42 mm
- DV5800E Beige:148 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of AD7170S, Black, DV5800E Beige
26 specifications	A NEC AD7170S, Black View product	B NEC DV5800E Beige View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	705 g	670 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD +R, DVD +RW, DVD +R9, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	DVD, DVD Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/W, DVD+R(W), CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Text, CD-Video, CD-DA, Photo-CD, CD-R(W)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 175 x 42 mm	148 x 170 x 42 mm

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