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Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL vs Philips Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:24x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:10x
DVD read speed
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:16x
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:12x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:5 - 50 °C
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:5 - 45 °C
Weight
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:950 g
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:200 x 150 x 40 mm
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20:146 x 169 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL, DVDRW824K/20
24 specifications	A Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL View product	B Philips Internal Drive DVDRW824K/20 Model DVDRW824K/20 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	950 g	1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers & Utilities
Other features4 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R
Logical recording formatDiffers	UDF and ISO 9660	Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 150 x 40 mm	146 x 169 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 and XP	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB
I/O portsDiffers	12 V DC in, Analogue audio left / right out 2x, IDE interface connector, Master / slave select jumper	1 x IDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC 1 x audio out - 4 PIN MPC 1 x audio out - 2 PIN Digital Audio
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 500MHz or faster	Unknown — not stated by the source

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