Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive vs Philips SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:No
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:Yes
CD write speed
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:24x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:24x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD read speed
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:25x
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:52x
Access time
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:160 ms
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Minimum RAM
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:256 MB
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:128 MB
Minimum processor
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:Pentium 4
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive space
- DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive:0.5 GB
- SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal:0.65 GB

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Comparison of DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive, SPD2300BM/00
24 specifications	A Philips DVD 8x Slim ReWriter Portable Drive View product	B Philips SPD2300BM/00 optical disc drive Internal Model SPD2300BM/00 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	25x	52x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero 6, Nero Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R(double layer), DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium 4	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	0.5 GB	0.65 GB
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
DVD+R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 170 x 42 mm
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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