Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1612BLT White (SATA) vs NEC AD-5170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW

14specifications compared
3differ
11identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1612BLT White (SATA):16x
- AD-5170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1612BLT White (SATA):16x
- AD-5170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:18x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1612BLT White (SATA):148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
- AD-5170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW:148 x 42 x 175 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1612BLT White (SATA), AD-5170
38 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1612BLT White (SATA)View product	B NEC AD-5170 optical disc drive Internal DVD-RW Model AD-5170 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Optical drive type	DVD-RW	DVD-RW
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	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedidentical
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 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 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
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL ), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW 80mm/120mm
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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