Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive vs Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer

12specifications compared
12differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:Yes
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:No
CD write speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:40x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:24x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:16x
DVD rewrite speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:8x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:4x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:40x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:130 ms
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:100 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:5 - 85%
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive:5 - 45 °C
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:5 - 50 °C

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Comparison of DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive, FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer
31 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P DVD±R/RW Drive View product	B Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	130 ms	100 ms
Access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 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)Differs	20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	600 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	NERO Burning Software	Manual and application software CD
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	144 x 140 x 17 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100% bus powered (no AC adapter needed)
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)
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sequential write, random write, Disc at once, incremental write, restricted overwrite
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

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