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ASUS CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET vs Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 4identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:52x
    • TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White:40x
  • CD read speed
    • CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:52x
    • TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White:48x
  • Access time
    • CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:100 ms
    • TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White:130 ms
  • Weight
    • CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:830 g
    • TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White:800 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET:149 x 174.3 x 43 mm
    • TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm

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Comparison of CDW ASUS CRW-5232A 52x32x52 BLACK QUIET, TS-H552U DVD Writer IDE BULK White
21 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.6 MB/s
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers52x40x
CD rewrite speed32x32x
DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers52x48x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers100 ms130 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 45 °C5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers830 g800 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC + 5V / DC +12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffersCD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Video CD, Audio CD, I-TraxDVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Write methodsKnown for oneTAO (Track-At-Once), DAO (Disc-At-Once), SAO (Session-At-Once), Packet WriteUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs149 x 174.3 x 43 mm148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SEWindows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x

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