Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC DV5800E Black vs NEC DVD-RW AD-7170S

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DV5800E Black:Black
- DVD-RW AD-7170S:Beige
Interface
- DV5800E Black:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-RW AD-7170S:Serial ATA
DVD drive average random access time
- DV5800E Black:120 ms
- DVD-RW AD-7170S:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DV5800E Black:120 ms
- DVD-RW AD-7170S:140 ms
Weight
- DV5800E Black:670 g
- DVD-RW AD-7170S:705 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DV5800E Black:148 x 170 x 42 mm
- DVD-RW AD-7170S:148 x 175 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DV5800E Black, DVD-RW AD-7170S
24 specifications	A NEC DV5800E Black View product	B NEC DVD-RW AD-7170S View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1536 MB/s
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	670 g	705 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 170 x 42 mm	148 x 175 x 42 mm
Media types supportedKnown for one	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)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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