ASUS DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW vs ASUS DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive

Comparison of DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW, DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW Drive

20 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P2 DVD-RWView product	B ASUS DRW1608P2S/D DVD ± R / RW DriveView product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	40x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 kg
Other features1 differ
Write methodsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 197.7 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/NT/XP
DVD+R speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW speed	8x	8x
DVD-R speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW speed	6x	6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.