Compare NEC DV-5800A Internal DVD Drive to IBM (22P9102) Plug-In Module (Laptop) DVD Drive

NEC adds its latest development - a 16x high-performance DVD-ROM drive. This drive offers the performance required for the next generation of multimedia applications, allowing users to play DVD titles to the highest quality and enjoy all the advantages of Home Cinema applications.??Configured with the latest technologies for digital signal processing, this drive has exceptional performance features and is particularly impressive because of its reliability. The DV-5800A drive makes full use of the high memory capacity of DVD-ROM disks. It can also read CD-ROMs and CD-R disks to the highest quality. The 16x speed guarantees that DVD films and applications are set up in a flash. Whether you want to read or play computer, video or audio data, the new DVD-ROM drive DV-5800A satisfies the highest requirements and opens the door into a new multimedia dimension. Less

Get in on the excitement of the DVD revolution with an IBM ThinkPad DVD-ROM drive - massive-capacity removable media for your ThinkPad notebook that doesn't require a power adapter or electrical outlet. The ThinkPad Ultralight 8X Max DVD-ROM Ultrabay 2000 Drive is the lightest IBM ThinkPad DVD drive to date - nearly 25% lighter than the previous model. The drive offers simple, slide-in Plug and Play installation for many ThinkPad notebooks as well as the IBM Portable Drive Bay 2000, UltraBase X2 media slice and ThinkPad Dock. Less