Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CDR CD-S520 vs HP Media Drive

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- CDR CD-S520:52x
- Media Drive:40x
Access time
- CDR CD-S520:150 ms
- Media Drive:95 ms
Weight
- CDR CD-S520:976 g
- Media Drive:1.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CDR CD-S520:149 x 197.5 x 41.5 mm
- Media Drive:165 x 320 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CDR CD-S520, Media Drive
18 specifications	A ASUS CDR CD-S520 View product	B HP Media Drive View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA–UL (safety), Germany–TUV (safety), Canada–CSA (safety), EU–CE (safety & EMC), Australia/New Zealand–C-Tick (EMC), Korea (EMC), Taiwan (EMC)
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.125 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	150 ms	95 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	976 g	1.5 kg
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V DC(5%) / +12V DC(10%)	+5VDC (+/- 5%), +12VDC (+/- 10%)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 197.5 x 41.5 mm	165 x 320 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	DOS 6.xx, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Netware, SCO UNIX, OS/2 Warp MPC level 3 compatible.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	0.73 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD single layer & dual layer, DVD-R1, DVD-RW1, CD-ROM mode 1, XA mode 2, Photo CD (single & multiple session), CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")

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