Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver vs Philips PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver

Key differences

Power consumption (typical)
- PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver:12 W
- PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver:16 W
CD write speed
- PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver:4x
- PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver:52x
CD rewrite speed
- PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver:40x
- PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver:24x
CD read speed
- PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver:2x
- PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver:52x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver:100 ms
- PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver:125 ms
Write methods
- PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver:TAO
- PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver:TAO, MS, CD-UDF

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Comparison of PCRW1610K, PCRW5224
20 specifications	A Philips PCRW1610K optical disc drive Internal Silver Model PCRW1610K View product	B Philips PCRW5224 optical disc drive Internal Silver Model PCRW5224 View product
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
Power consumption (typical)Differs	12 W	16 W
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	4x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	40x	24x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	2x	52x
Access time1 differ
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	100 ms	125 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Write methodsDiffers	TAO	TAO, MS, CD-UDF
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE,Windows ME,Windows 2000, Windows XP.
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Windows95 (OSR2.0 or later),Windows98, WindowsMe,Windows2000 Professional,Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 5 or later) WindowsXP prepared	Unknown — not stated by the source

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