Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive vs Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:24x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
DVD write speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:16x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD rewrite speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:6x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:4x
CD read speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:48x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
Weight
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:1.5 kg
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:950 g
I/O ports
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:USB 2.0
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:IDE
DVD+RW speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:8x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:4x
DVD-R speed
- DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive:16x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8x

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Comparison of DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive, PBDV1640G
27 specifications	A Philips DVD 16x ReWriter Portable Drive View product	B Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	6x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	950 g
Other features5 differ
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF, ISO 9660
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	500 GB
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
I/O portsDiffers	USB 2.0	IDE
DVD+R speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW speedDiffers	6x	4x
Double Layer DVD write speedDiffers	4x	2.4x
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	304 x 146 x 242 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	517 x 324 x 324 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero 6, Nero Express, NeroBackItUp, Nero Vision (30 day trial), Nero Recode (30 day trial), Nero Showtime (30 day trial)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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