Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8 MB
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
CD rewrite speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:24x
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:32x
DVD write speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:8x
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:16x
CD read speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:48x
Access time
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:130 ms
Weight
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:950 g
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:800 g
Compatible operating systems
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Double Layer DVD write speed
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:2.4x
- TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal:4x

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Comparison of PBDV1640G, TS-H552U
27 specifications	A Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product	B Samsung TS-H552U optical disc drive Internal Model TS-H552U 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
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	40x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	130 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	950 g	800 g
Other features2 differ
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 systemsDiffers	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
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 speedDiffers	2.4x	4x
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C

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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