Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40 vs Philips PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:8 MB
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:2 MB
CD write speed
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:24x
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:52x
CD rewrite speed
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:10x
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:24x
CD read speed
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:40x
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:52x
Access time
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:120 ms
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:125 ms
Weight
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:1 kg
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:950 g
Bundled software
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:Drivers & Utilities
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:Nero 5 InCD
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40:146 x 169 x 42 mm
- PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White:146 x 42 x 196 mm

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Comparison of DVDRW824K/40, PCRW5232K
29 specifications	A Philips Internal Drive DVDRW824K/40 Model DVDRW824K/40 View product	B Philips PCRW5232K optical disc drive Internal White Model PCRW5232K View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 W
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	2.4x	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
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	125 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 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	950 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers & Utilities	Nero 5 InCD
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 169 x 42 mm	146 x 42 x 196 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Total storage capacityDiffers	4.7 GB	0.650 GB
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC 1 x audio out - 4 PIN MPC 1 x audio out - 2 PIN Digital Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MB
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V/12V
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
VendorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Phillips

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