ASUS DRW-1612BL Black vs LG GDR8164B IDE

Comparison of DRW-1612BL Black, GDR8164B IDE

37 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BL BlackView product	B LG GDR8164B IDEView 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
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DVD write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
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

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