Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS R2H External Optical Drive

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- R2H External Optical Drive:No
CD write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- R2H External Optical Drive:48x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:16x
- R2H External Optical Drive:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:16x
- R2H External Optical Drive:18x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- R2H External Optical Drive:48x

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S, R2H External Optical Drive
41 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-1608P3S View product	B ASUS R2H External Optical Drive View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	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	5 - 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
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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