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Comparison Table
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Manufacturer | NEC | Sony NEC Optiarc | Sony Optiarc |
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Model | ND-4570A | AD-7173A | AD-7240S |
Form Factor | 5.25" | 5.25" | 5.25" |
Other Models | Row 2 - Cell 1 | AD-7170A PATAAD-7170S SATAAD-7173S Labelflash | AD-7241S LightScribeAD-7243S Labelflash |
Cache | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB |
Interface | PATA/33 | PATA/66 | SATA/150 |
Manufacturing Date | Dec 05 | Aug 06 | Feb 09 |
Label Technology | - | Labelflash | - |
Read Specs | |||
DVD-ROM | 16x | 16x | 16x |
CD-ROM | 48x | 48x | 48x |
Write Specifications | |||
DVD-R | 16x | 18x | 24x |
DVD-R DL | 8x | 8x | 12x |
DVD+R | 16x | 18x | 24x |
DVD+R DL | 8x | 8x | 12x |
DVD-RW | 6x | 6x | 6x |
DVD+RW | 8x | 8x | 8x |
DVD-RAM | 5x | 12x | 12x |
CD-R | 48x | 48x | 48x |
CD-RW | 32x | 32x | 32x |
Web Site | NEC | Sony NEC Optiarc | Sony Optiarc |
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Platform | Asus P5E3 Deluxe, Rev.1.03GIntel X38, BIOS: 0810 (02/11/2007) |
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CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (65nm Conroe core) @ 2.26 GHz |
RAM | 2 x 1024MB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 |
System Drive | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 160GB7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 8MB Cache |
Graphics Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512HGPU: 670 MHz Memory: 512MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256-bit) |
Blank DVD-R | Tayo Yuden Verbatim 24x |
Blank DVD+R DL | Verbatim 8x |
Audio Test Media | Fetenhits ”Real Classics“ 70 min. |
Network Controller | Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
Audio | Integrated |
Power Supply | Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850W |
Benchmarks | |
iTunes | Version: 9.00.7.0 |
Opti Drive Control | Version: 1.40 |
Operating System and Drivers | |
Operating System | Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 |
DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 (Vista default) |
DirectX 9 | April 2007 |
Graphics Drivers | ATI Radeon Version 7.12 |
Network Drivers | 9.0.32.3 (Vista-Standard) |
Intel Chipset Drivers | Version 6.9.1.1001 (20/02/2008) |
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