Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE vs Philips Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:8 MB
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:2 MB
CD write speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:24x
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:52x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:10x
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:24x
CD read speed
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:40x
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:52x
Access time
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:140 ms
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:125 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:5 - 90%
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:5 - 50 °C
- Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk:5 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE, Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk
25 specifications	A Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE View product	B Philips Internal CDRW 52x24x52 IDE Bulk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 W
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	140 ms	125 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	950 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows98/SE/ME/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 150 x 40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 500 Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC5V/12V
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R,CD-RW
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF & ISO 9660
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Track at once (TAO), Disc at once (DAO), Multi Session (MS), Session At Once (SAO), Fixed & variable Packet Writing, CD-UDF compatible
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE,Windows ME,Windows 2000, Windows XP.
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x Analogue audio out; 1 x Digital audio out; 1 x Master/Slave select jumper; 1 x ATA-33 40 pin E-IDE connector; 1 x DC power in.
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Thermo Balanced Writing (TBW) for optimal writing quality; - Buffer underrun protection by Seamless Link.

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