Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW vs Freecom DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Black

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW:32x
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW:32x
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Black:24x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW:40x
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Black:48x

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Comparison of DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW, DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Black
33 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P2 DVD-RW View product	B Freecom DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Black View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
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	140 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	290 x 225 x 140 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roxie Easy CD&DVD Creator DVD-Builder DVD-authoring & DVD-MAX
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R9, CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW, Mini-CD
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R9, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, MP3 CDs, Mixed-ModeCD, VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD Bootable CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 147 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II 450 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.146 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Windows 2000/XP
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL1950, CSA950, EN60950 HHS Class1, EN60825-1 Class1, EN55022, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, ENN50082-1
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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