Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal vs Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:48x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD rewrite speed
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:32x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:24x
Weight
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:900 g
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:950 g
Minimum storage drive space
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:0.5 GB
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:500 GB
DVD+RW speed
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:8x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:4x
DVD-R speed
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:16x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD-RW speed
- DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal:6x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:4x

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Comparison of DVDR1648K/00, PBDV1640G
30 specifications	A Philips DVDR1648K/00 optical disc drive Internal Model DVDR1648K/00 View product	B Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Power consumption (typical)	25 W	25 W
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	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	48x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time	120 ms	120 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	900 g	950 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Ahead Nero Suite 6: Nero Burning Rom 6, InCD 4, Nero Vision express 2, Nero media Player 1.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features5 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V/12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 150 x 40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processor	Pentium III 500MHz	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	0.5 GB	500 GB
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
SafetyKnown for one	EN60950, EN60825,UL1950	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	12 V DC in, Analogue audio out 2x.	IDE
DVD+R speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW speedDiffers	6x	4x
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF, ISO 9660
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x

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