Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung SM-352 optical disc drive Internal

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8 MB
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
CD write speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:52x
CD rewrite speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:24x
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:32x
CD read speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:52x
Access time
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:110 ms
Weight
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:950 g
- SM-352 optical disc drive Internal:750 g

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Comparison of PBDV1640G, SM-352
28 specifications	A Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product	B Samsung SM-352 optical disc drive Internal Model SM-352 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
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 speed	16x	16x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	950 g	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Logical recording formatKnown for one	UDF, ISO 9660	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra,CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/sec

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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