Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive vs BenQ DVP 1650

9specifications compared
9differ
0identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:No
- DVP 1650:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:2 MB
- DVP 1650:0.5 MB
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:40x
- DVP 1650:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:5 - 85%
- DVP 1650:20 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:0 - 45 °C
- DVP 1650:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:-20 - 60 °C
- DVP 1650:-40 - 70 °C
Weight
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:1.25 kg
- DVP 1650:800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:155.6 x 226.4 x 50 mm
- DVP 1650:146 x 179 x 41.5 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive, DVP 1650
32 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive View product	B BenQ DVP 1650 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	16x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50x
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 conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	20 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.25 kg	800 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning / Editing Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 / 240 V AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226.4 x 50 mm	146 x 179 x 41.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / NT / 2000	Windows 98SE / ME / 2000/ XP
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVDROM (SL/DL), DVD-Video, DVD-R (3.95GB/4.7GB), DVD-RW (Ver. 2.0), CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CDROM/XA, VCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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