ASUS DRW-1612BL Black vs ASUS DRW-1612BL White

Comparison of DRW-1612BL Black, DRW-1612BL White

34 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BL BlackView product	B ASUS DRW-1612BL WhiteView product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Optical drive type	DVD-RW	DVD-RW
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	100000 h	100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85%	5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	20 - 60 °C	20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	800 g	800 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirements	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs

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