Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1612BL Black vs NEC AD-7173A optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:16x
- AD-7173A optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1612BL Black:16x
- AD-7173A optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
Weight
- DRW-1612BL Black:800 g
- AD-7173A optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:705 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1612BL Black:148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
- AD-7173A optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:148 x 42 x 175 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1612BL Black, AD-7173A
38 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BL Black View product	B NEC AD-7173A optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Model AD-7173A View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	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-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 speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
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+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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	705 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	148 x 42 x 175 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / NT / ME / 2000 / 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD +R, DVD +RW, DVD +R9, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW 80mm & 120mm di
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DAO, SAO, TAO zero gap, variable / fixed packet, multisession
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms

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