Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVDRW Theme Pack vs Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVDRW Theme Pack:48x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVDRW Theme Pack:32x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:10x
DVD write speed
- DVDRW Theme Pack:16x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD rewrite speed
- DVDRW Theme Pack:8x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:4x
DVD read speed
- DVDRW Theme Pack:16x
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:12x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVDRW Theme Pack:5 - 50 °C
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:5 - 45 °C
Weight
- DVDRW Theme Pack:900 g
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVDRW Theme Pack:200 x 150 x 40 mm
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:146 x 42 x 169 mm

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Comparison of DVDRW Theme Pack, DVDRW824K
33 specifications	A Philips DVDRW Theme Pack View product	B Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal Model DVDRW824K View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2 MB
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
DVD write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	140 ms	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	900 g	1 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Ahead Nero Suite 6: Nero Burning Rom 6 InCD 4 Nero Vision express 2 Nero media Player 1	NERO 5.5, My DVD
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V/12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsDiffers	Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet writing, Raw mode burning, Session at once (SAO), Track at once (TAO), Variable packet	TAO, DAO, MS, SAO, Packet Writing
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 150 x 40 mm	146 x 42 x 169 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 500MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	0.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP	Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	1 x 12V DC in 2 x Audio l/r out 1 x IDE	1 x IDE/ATAPI 1 x audio out 1 x audio out
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB

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