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ASUS Combo drive CB-5216A vs ASUS DVD-E616 BLACK

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 3identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:White
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:Black
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:2 MB
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:0.5 MB
  • CD read speed
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:52x
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:16x
  • DVD read speed
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:16x
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:48x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:130 ms
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:105 ms
  • Access time
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:115 ms
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:85 ms
  • Weight
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:830 g
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:976 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • Combo drive CB-5216A:148 x 173.6 x 42.6 mm
    • DVD-E616 BLACK:149 x 197 x 41.5 mm

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Comparison of Combo drive CB-5216A, DVD-E616 BLACK
23 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-ROMUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source99.9 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one52xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers52x16x
DVD read speedDiffers16x48x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers130 ms105 ms
Access timeDiffers115 ms85 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 45 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers830 g976 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC + 5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 5%Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for oneTAO (Track-At-Once), DAO (Disc-At-Once), SAO (Session-At-Once), Packet WriteUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148 x 173.6 x 42.6 mm149 x 197 x 41.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SEMS-DOS 6.XX, Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/ 2000/ME/NT/XP, Netware, SCO UNIX, Linux, OS/2 Warp
Drive device speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10000 RPM
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.640 MB/s
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18); DVD-R/RW; DVD-Video; DVD+RW), Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 & 2), Mixed mode CD (Audio Combined data), CD-ROM/ XA (mode 2, Form 1 & 2), Video-CD, CD-I, Foto-CD (single & multi-session), Karaoke CD, CD Extra, I-trax, CD-R/RW, CD-Text, DVCD

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