Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL vs Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE

13specifications compared
4differ
9identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:24x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:10x
DVD read speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:16x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:12x
Minimum processor
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:Pentium III 500MHz or faster
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:Pentium III 500 Mhz

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Comparison of DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL, DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE
22 specifications	A Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL View product	B Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD write speed	8x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	950 g	950 g
Other features1 differ
Logical recording formatKnown for one	UDF and ISO 9660	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)	200 x 150 x 40 mm	200 x 150 x 40 mm
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III 500MHz or faster	Pentium III 500 Mhz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 and XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	12 V DC in, Analogue audio left / right out 2x, IDE interface connector, Master / slave select jumper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows98/SE/ME/XP
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms

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