Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E616 BLACK vs BenQ DW1610 Int Ret

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E616 BLACK:0.5 MB
- DW1610 Int Ret:2 MB
CD read speed
- DVD-E616 BLACK:16x
- DW1610 Int Ret:40x
DVD read speed
- DVD-E616 BLACK:48x
- DW1610 Int Ret:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD-E616 BLACK:20 - 80%
- DW1610 Int Ret:8 - 80%
Weight
- DVD-E616 BLACK:976 g
- DW1610 Int Ret:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616 BLACK:149 x 197 x 41.5 mm
- DW1610 Int Ret:146 x 198 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E616 BLACK, DW1610 Int Ret
28 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616 BLACK View product	B BenQ DW1610 Int Ret View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.5 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	99.9 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	16x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	48x	16x
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	976 g	1 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V +/- 5%, 0.8A Max, DC12V+/- 10%, 1.9A Max
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD: DVD SL, DVD+R (V.1.0), DVD+RW (Ver.1.1), DVD-R (Read Only), DVD-RW (Read Only). CD:CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-R CD-RW, Bootable CD, Photo CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text, CD-Graphics
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, Raw writing, Direct Over write, Test Write
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 197 x 41.5 mm	146 x 198 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 550MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	MS-DOS 6.XX, Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/ 2000/ME/NT/XP, Netware, SCO UNIX, Linux, OS/2 Warp	Windows 98/ME/NT4.x/2000/XP
Drive device speedKnown for one	10000 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	21.640 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18); DVD-R/RW; DVD-Video; DVD+RW), Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 & 2), Mixed mode CD (Audio Combined data), CD-ROM/ XA (mode 2, Form 1 & 2), Video-CD, CD-I, Foto-CD (single & multi-session), Karaoke CD, CD Extra, I-trax, CD-R/RW, CD-Text, DVCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	105 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	85 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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