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ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:Beige
Interface
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:0.198 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:95 ms
Weight
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:830 g
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:650 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm
- DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:148 x 172 x 42.3 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E616A, DVD-E616A3T
23 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E616A View product	B ASUS DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige Model DVD-E616A3T View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.198 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	100000 h	100000 h
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	95 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	830 g	650 g
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.3 mm
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW, Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm	148 x 172 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows XP / ME / 2000 / 98 / Vista
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	16.6 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)	15 - 85%	15 - 85%
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%

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