Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS Combo drive CB-5216A black vs BenQ DW1610 Int Ret

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:52x
- DW1610 Int Ret:40x
CD rewrite speed
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:32x
- DW1610 Int Ret:24x
CD read speed
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:52x
- DW1610 Int Ret:40x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:20 - 80%
- DW1610 Int Ret:8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:-20 - 60 °C
- DW1610 Int Ret:-40 - 60 °C
Weight
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:830 g
- DW1610 Int Ret:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:148 x 173.6 x 42.6 mm
- DW1610 Int Ret:146 x 198 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systems
- Combo drive CB-5216A black:Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE
- DW1610 Int Ret:Windows 98/ME/NT4.x/2000/XP

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Comparison of Combo drive CB-5216A black, DW1610 Int Ret
26 specifications	A ASUS Combo drive CB-5216A black View product	B BenQ DW1610 Int Ret View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	830 g	1 kg
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC + 5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 5%	DC 5V +/- 5%, 0.8A Max, DC12V+/- 10%, 1.9A Max
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD: DVD SL, DVD+R (V.1.0), DVD+RW (Ver.1.1), DVD-R (Read Only), DVD-RW (Read Only). CD:CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-R CD-RW, Bootable CD, Photo CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text, CD-Graphics
Write methodsDiffers	TAO (Track-At-Once), DAO (Disc-At-Once), SAO (Session-At-Once), Packet Write	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, Raw writing, Direct Over write, Test Write
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 173.6 x 42.6 mm	146 x 198 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 550MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows 98/ME/NT4.x/2000/XP
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	115 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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