Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

NEC DVD burner ND-4551 vs Philips SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD burner ND-4551:48x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD read speed
- DVD burner ND-4551:48x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:52x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD burner ND-4551:42 x 190 x 148 mm
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:146 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD burner ND-4551, SPD2300BM/00
31 specifications	A NEC DVD burner ND-4551 View product	B Philips SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal Model SPD2300BM/00 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	33 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	900 g	900 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD DL, DVD Video, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I Ready, CD Bridge, Photo-CD, VideoCD, HybridCD, LabelFlash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DAO, SAO, TAO	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42 x 190 x 148 mm	146 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Mode 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.65 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 75 °C

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