Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CDR CD-S520 vs ASUS DVD-E616 optical disc drive Internal

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- CDR CD-S520:0.125 MB
- DVD-E616 optical disc drive Internal:0.5 MB
CD read speed
- CDR CD-S520:52x
- DVD-E616 optical disc drive Internal:16x
Access time
- CDR CD-S520:150 ms
- DVD-E616 optical disc drive Internal:85 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CDR CD-S520:149 x 197.5 x 41.5 mm
- DVD-E616 optical disc drive Internal:149 x 197 x 41.5 mm

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Comparison of CDR CD-S520, DVD-E616
18 specifications	A ASUS CDR CD-S520 View product	B ASUS DVD-E616 optical disc drive Internal Model DVD-E616 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.125 MB	0.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99.9 MB/s
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 ms
Access timeDiffers	150 ms	85 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	976 g	976 g
Other features3 differ
Drive device speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 RPM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 197.5 x 41.5 mm	149 x 197 x 41.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	DOS 6.xx, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Netware, SCO UNIX, OS/2 Warp MPC level 3 compatible.	MS-DOS 6.XX, Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/ 2000/ME/NT/XP, Netware, SCO UNIX, Linux, OS/2 Warp
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.640 MB/s
Drive devices applicable disk formatDiffers	CD-Audio, CD-ROM, Mode 1 en Mode 2, CD-ROM XA, Mode 2, form 1 en form 2, CD-I, Trax, Karaoke CD, Foto-CD (Single & Multi-session), Video CD, Mixed Mode CD (Audio combined data), CD-Extra	DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18); DVD-R/RW; DVD-Video; DVD+RW), Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 & 2), Mixed mode CD (Audio Combined data), CD-ROM/ XA (mode 2, Form 1 & 2), Video-CD, CD-I, Foto-CD (single & multi-session), Karaoke CD, CD Extra, I-trax, CD-R/RW, CD-Text, DVCD
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V DC(5%) / +12V DC(10%)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	0.73 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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