Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive vs Philips SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:48x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:24x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD read speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:48x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:52x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:5 - 50 °C
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:5 - 40 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:145 x 170 x 41.3 mm
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:146 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum processor
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:Pentium 4 1.3 GHz
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:Pentium III 500MHz
Compatible operating systems
- DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive:Windows 2000 & XP
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP

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Comparison of DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive, SPD2300BM/00
26 specifications	A Philips DVD 16x ReWriter Internal Bulk Drive View product	B Philips SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal Model SPD2300BM/00 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)	12 W	12 W
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 75 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	900 g	900 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V/12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	146 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium 4 1.3 GHz	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive space	0.65 GB	0.65 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 & XP	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
SafetyKnown for one	EN60950, EN60825,UL1950	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	12 V DC in, Analogue audio out 2x.	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
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms

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