Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00 vs Philips SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-ROM read speed
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:18x
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:16x
Width
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:148.2 mm
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:14.8 mm
Height
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:42 mm
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:4.2 mm
Weight
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:680 g
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:0.7 g
Minimum storage drive space
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:500 MB
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:650 MB
Gross weight of outer carton
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:9.3 kg
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:9.5 kg
Net weight of outer carton
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:6.8 kg
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:7 kg
Master (outer) case gross weight
- Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00:9.3 kg
- SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive:9.5 g

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Comparison of SPD2217BM/00, SPD2521BM/00
44 specifications	A Philips Internal Bulk Drive, SATA SPD2217BM/00 Model SPD2217BM/00 View product	B Philips SPD2521BM/00 optical disc drive Model SPD2521BM/00 View product
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, DVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	18x	16x
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	148.2 mm	14.8 mm
HeightDiffers	42 mm	4.2 mm
WeightDiffers	680 g	0.7 g
Other features3 differ
Input powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Maximum input powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	500 MB	650 MB
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Gross weight of outer cartonDiffers	9.3 kg	9.5 kg
Net weight of outer cartonDiffers	6.8 kg	7 kg
Logistics data1 differ
Master (outer) case gross weightDiffers	9.3 kg	9.5 g
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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