Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive vs ASUS R2H External Optical Drive

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:40x
- R2H External Optical Drive:48x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:16x
- R2H External Optical Drive:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:16x
- R2H External Optical Drive:18x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:40x
- R2H External Optical Drive:48x

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive, R2H External Optical Drive
32 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive View product	B ASUS R2H External Optical Drive View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.25 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning / Editing Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 / 240 V AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	155.6 x 226.4 x 50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / NT / 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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