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ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:0.256 MB
CD read speed
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:52x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:90 ms
Weight
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:830 g
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:670 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:16.6 Mbit/s
- GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD:7.8 Mbit/s

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Comparison of DVD-E616A, GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD
26 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E616A View product	B LG GDR-8164B-R 16x52xDVD View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
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
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	90 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	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	830 g	670 g
Other features3 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	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Windows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	16.6 Mbit/s	7.8 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.1 MB/s
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3

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