Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White vs ASUS DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White:White
- DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black:Black
CD write speed
- CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White:52x
- DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black:40x
CD read speed
- CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White:52x
- DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black:40x
Access time
- CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White:100 ms
- DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black:150 ms
Weight
- CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White:830 g
- DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black:1.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White:149 x 174.30 x 43 mm
- DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black:148 x 197.7 x 42.3 mm

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Comparison of CRW-5232A, DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black
24 specifications	A ASUS CRW-5232A optical disc drive Internal White Model CRW-5232A View product	B ASUS DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive black View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	150 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	830 g	1.1 kg
Other features2 differ
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 174.30 x 43 mm	148 x 197.7 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/NT/XP
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB IEEE DC Power
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	5x
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	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
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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