Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive vs ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:No
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:Yes
CD write speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:32x
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:140 ms
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:130 ms
Access time
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:130 ms
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:120 ms
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:-20 - 60 °C
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:20 - 60 °C
Weight
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:1.44 kg
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:155.6 x 226 x 50 mm
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
DVD+RW speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:4x
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black:8x

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Comparison of DRW-1604P-D, DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black
26 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive Model DRW-1604P-D View product	B ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive Black View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	60.000 h	60.000 h
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	130 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85%	5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.44 kg	1 kg
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write, Multi-Session Recording, Sequential/ Incremental Recording, Random	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226 x 50 mm	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98SE Mac OS X	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE
DVD+R speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW speedDiffers	4x	6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NERO Burning Software

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