Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1612BL Black vs LG GCC 4522B

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DRW-1612BL Black:EIDE/ATA
- GCC 4522B:IDE/ATA
CD write speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:48x
- GCC 4522B:52x
CD read speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:48x
- GCC 4522B:52x
Weight
- DRW-1612BL Black:800 g
- GCC 4522B:700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1612BL Black:148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
- GCC 4522B:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1612BL Black, GCC 4522B
37 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BL Black View product	B LG GCC 4522B View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	52x
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 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	12x	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	48x	52x
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 speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD 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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	700 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
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
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet writing, Fixed packet writing, Multi-session

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