Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET vs Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:Yes
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:No
CD write speed
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:52x
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:32x
CD rewrite speed
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:32x
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:16x
CD read speed
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:52x
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:40x
Weight
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:830 g
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:600 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:149 x 174.3 x 43 mm
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:254 x 181 x 53 mm

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Comparison of CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET, DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext
25 specifications	A ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET View product	B Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	830 g	600 g
Other features2 differ
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 174.3 x 43 mm	254 x 181 x 53 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows 98/ME/2000Professional/XP or Mac OS X
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 700 Mhz or higher, 128 MB RAM 400 MB free disk space USB or Firewire port CD-ROM or internet connection
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL950, CSA950, EN60950, HHS Class1, EN60825-1, EN55022, EN610003-2, EN610003-3, EN50082-1
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB FireWire
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC adapter USB & FireWire cable CD-R, DVD+R disks
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Video edit & autoring software DVD CD recording software Power DVD Mpeg-2 decoding software

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