Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P2S Black vs NEC ND-4551DVD RW Champagne

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 11identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:Black
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:Gold
  • CD write speed
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:40x
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:48x
  • CD-R write speed
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:40x
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:48x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:8x
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:6x
  • CD read speed
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:40x
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:48x
  • Access time
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:120 ms
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:140 ms
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • DRW-1608P2S Black:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
    • ND-4551DVD RW Champagne:148 x 42 x 190 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1608P2S Black, ND-4551DVD RW Champagne
53 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersBlackGold
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeDVD-RWDVD-RW
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers40x48x
CD rewrite speed32x32x
CD-R write speedDiffers40x48x
CD-RW write speed32x32x
DVD+R write speed16x16x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R write speed16x16x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32x
DVD+R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RAM read speed5x5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one40xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers120 ms140 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one130 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, DVD-Video, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I Ready, CD-Bridge, Photo CD, Video CD, Hybrid CD
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-MPC Level 3 -MultiRead -PC2001
Write methodsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDAO,SAO,TAO
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148 x 180 x 42.3 mm148 x 42 x 190 mm
Number of optical discs1 discs1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMode 4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP/NT/ME/2000/98SEUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one1 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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