Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White vs NEC DVD RW ND-4551

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:No
- DVD RW ND-4551:Yes
CD write speed
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:52x
- DVD RW ND-4551:48x
CD read speed
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:52x
- DVD RW ND-4551:48x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White:155.6 x 226 x 50 mm
- DVD RW ND-4551:148 x 190 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CRW-5232A(X)-U, DVD RW ND-4551
24 specifications	A ASUS CRW-5232A(X)-U optical disc drive White Model CRW-5232A(X)-U View product	B NEC DVD RW ND-4551 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	White	White
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226 x 50 mm	148 x 190 x 42 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
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, DVD-Video, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Audio, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I Ready, CD-Bridge, Photo-CD, VideoCD, Hybrid CD
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	6x

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