Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive vs Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:32x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:24x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:16x
CD read speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:40x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:24x
DVD read speed
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:16x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:140 ms
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:100 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:5 - 85%
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:5 - 45 °C
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive:1.44 kg
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:600 g

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Comparison of DRW-1604P-D, FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer
30 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1604P-D optical disc drive Model DRW-1604P-D View product	B Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	100 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)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.44 kg	600 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)	100% bus powered (no AC adapter needed)
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 methodsDiffers	DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write, Multi-Session Recording, Sequential/ Incremental Recording, Random	Sequential write, random write, Disc at once, incremental write, restricted overwrite
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226 x 50 mm	144 x 140 x 17 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98SE Mac OS X	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
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 3 or Celeron 700MHz or higher, 128MB RAM (256MB recommended), 400 MB free hard disk space (5GB recommended)
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL standard, CS A standard, TÜV standard, CE standard
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual and application software CD

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