Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal vs Philips SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD has 8 x more CD write speed than the ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal (48x vs 40x). The ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal has 8 x more CD rewrite speed than the Philips SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD (32x vs 24x). The Philips SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD has 8 x more DVD+RW write speed than the ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal (16x vs 8x).

CD write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD:48x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:32x
- SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD:24x
DVD+RW write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD:16x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:16x
- SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD:4x
DVD-RW write speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:6x
- SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD:16x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal:40x
- SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD:48x

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S, SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD
39 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-1608P3S View product	B Philips SPD6001BM 16x8x16xDVD+RW 16x6xDVD-RW 8xDVD+R DL 4xDVD-R DL 5xD 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 speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	4x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	16x
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
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

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