Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC AD7170S, Black vs Targus PACD010U optical disc drive Black

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- AD7170S, Black:Yes
- PACD010U optical disc drive Black:No
Interface
- AD7170S, Black:Serial ATA
- PACD010U optical disc drive Black:USB
CD read speed
- AD7170S, Black:48x
- PACD010U optical disc drive Black:24x

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Comparison of AD7170S, Black, PACD010U
30 specifications	A NEC AD7170S, Black View product	B Targus PACD010U optical disc drive Black Model PACD010U View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
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
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
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD +R, DVD +RW, DVD +R9, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148 x 175 x 42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME, 2000, Vista, XP
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.1 x 142.2 x 154.9 mm (0.75 x 5.6 x 6.1")

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