Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal vs Philips Internal DVD-ROM Drive

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:130 ms
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:140 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:5 - 85%
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:5 - 45 °C
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:-20 - 60 °C
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:-40 - 65 °C
Weight
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:1 kg
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:900 g
Power requirements
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:DC 5V/12V
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
- Internal DVD-ROM Drive:146 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S, Internal DVD-ROM Drive
44 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-1608P3S View product	B Philips Internal DVD-ROM Drive View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
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
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 speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	130 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
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 conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 40 °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 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	900 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	DC 5V/12V
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	146 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Windows 98, NT4.0, ME, 2000, XP
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500MHz
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN60950, EN60825,UL1950

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