Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1612BL optical disc drive Internal White vs ASUS R2H External Optical Drive

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

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

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Comparison of DRW-1612BL, R2H External Optical Drive
41 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BL optical disc drive Internal White Model DRW-1612BL View product	B ASUS R2H External Optical Drive View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
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
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	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
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 speed1 differ
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	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
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 / Vista	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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