Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1612BL Black vs ASUS R2H External Optical Drive

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1612BL Black:Yes
- R2H External Optical Drive:No
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:16x
- R2H External Optical Drive:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:16x
- R2H External Optical Drive:18x
DVD-RAM read speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:12x
- R2H External Optical Drive:5x

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Comparison of DRW-1612BL Black, R2H External Optical Drive
36 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BL Black View product	B ASUS R2H External Optical Drive View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	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	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	800 g	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	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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