Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White vs Lenovo ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:No
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel:Yes
CD write speed
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:52x
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel:24x
CD rewrite speed
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:32x
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel:16x
CD read speed
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:52x
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel:24x
Weight
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:1.4 kg
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel:210 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:155.6 x 226 x 50 mm
- ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel:128 x 129 x 10 mm

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Comparison of CRW-5232A(X)-U, ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel
24 specifications	A ASUS CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White Model CRW-5232A(X)-U View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive with Flat Bezel View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	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	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	210 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226 x 50 mm	128 x 129 x 10 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms

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