Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive vs BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:No
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:Yes
CD write speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:32x
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:140 ms
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:120 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:5 - 85%
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:-20 - 60 °C
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:-40 - 60 °C
Weight
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:1.44 kg
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:155.6 x 226 x 50 mm
- DVD+/-RW DL DW1620:198 x 146 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1604P-D, DVD+/-RW DL DW1620
28 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive Model DRW-1604P-D View product	B BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	120 ms
Access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.44 kg	1 kg
Other features5 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp; DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp
Media types supportedDiffers	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	DVD 120 mm, CD 80 mm/120 mm
Write methodsDiffers	DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write, Multi-Session Recording, Sequential/ Incremental Recording, Random	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, Raw writing, Direct Over write, Test write
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226 x 50 mm	198 x 146 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98SE Mac OS X	Windows 98/ ME / 2000/ XP
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD -/+R/RW; CD-R/RW
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.097 GB

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