Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips 16x DVD-ROM vs Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- 16x DVD-ROM:48x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:40x
DVD read speed
- 16x DVD-ROM:16x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:12x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 16x DVD-ROM:5 - 50 °C
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:5 - 45 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 16x DVD-ROM:148 x 198 x 42 mm
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:146 x 42 x 169 mm

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Comparison of 16x DVD-ROM, DVDRW824K
33 specifications	A Philips 16x DVD-ROM View product	B Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal Model DVDRW824K View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	7x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	140 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD5/9, DVD+R/+RW/-R/RW, CD-ROM	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R
Storage capacityKnown for one	700 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 198 x 42 mm	146 x 42 x 169 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per boxKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TAO, DAO, MS, SAO, Packet Writing
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE/ATAPI 1 x audio out 1 x audio out
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NERO 5.5, My DVD

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