Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal vs Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8 MB
CD write speed
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:24x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD rewrite speed
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:10x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:24x
DVD read speed
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:12x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:16x
Weight
- DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal:1 kg
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:950 g

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Comparison of DVDRW824K, PBDV1640G
30 specifications	A Philips DVDRW824K optical disc drive Internal Model DVDRW824K View product	B Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD write speed	8x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	16x
Access timeidentical
Access time	120 ms	120 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	950 g
Other features2 differ
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF, ISO 9660
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
I/O portsDiffers	1 x IDE/ATAPI 1 x audio out 1 x audio out	IDE
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
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
Write methodsKnown for one	TAO, DAO, MS, SAO, Packet Writing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 42 x 169 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	4.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NERO 5.5, My DVD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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