Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET vs ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET has 99,940 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black (100000 h vs 60.000 h). The ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET has 12 x more CD write speed than the ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black (52x vs 40x). The ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET has 8 x more CD rewrite speed than the ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black (32x vs 24x). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80% on the ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET, 5 - 85% on the ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black. Weight: 830 g on the ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET, 1 kg on the ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black.

Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:100000 h
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:60.000 h
CD write speed
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:52x
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:40x
CD rewrite speed
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:32x
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:24x
CD read speed
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:52x
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:40x
Access time
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:100 ms
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:120 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:20 - 80%
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:5 - 85%
Weight
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:830 g
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:149 x 174.3 x 43 mm
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm

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Comparison of CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET, DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black
25 specifications	A ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET View product	B ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black View product
Performance1 differ
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	100000 h	60.000 h
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	830 g	1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NERO Burning Software
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 174.3 x 43 mm	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC + 5V / DC +12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Video CD, Audio CD, I-Trax	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	TAO (Track-At-Once), DAO (Disc-At-Once), SAO (Session-At-Once), Packet Write	Unknown — not stated by the source

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