Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal vs Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:No
CD write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:48x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:48x
DVD+R read speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:16x
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:18x
DVD-R read speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:16x
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:18x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:5 - 85%
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:5 - 45 °C
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:1 kg
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:1.2 kg

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S, DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2
51 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-1608P3S View product	B Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2 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	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
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
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
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-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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 conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	165 x 250 x 48 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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