Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive vs BenQ DVD-Rewriter EW162I

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:40x
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:24x
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:10x
DVD rewrite speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:8x
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:4x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:130 ms
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:160 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:5 - 85%
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:20 - 60 °C
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:-40 - 60 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
- DVD-Rewriter EW162I:48 x 155 x 231 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive, DVD-Rewriter EW162I
32 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive View product	B BenQ DVD-Rewriter EW162I View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	4x
Reading speedidentical
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	130 ms	160 ms
Access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	20 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V +/- 5%, 1.8A; DC12V+/- 10%, 1.9A
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD -/+R/RW, +RDL (8,5 Gb); CD-R/RW
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD: DVD Data and Video; CD: Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over write on CDRW, Simuleted Writing
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	48 x 155 x 231 mm
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE	Windows 98/ ME / 2000/ XP
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 2.4x Double Layer Writing; - Cool and stylish appearance with fit size and unique heat dissipation; - Book Type Management; - Unique black CD tray enhance readability and writing.
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NERO Burning Software	Unknown — not stated by the source

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