Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black vs NEC NR-9500B Beige

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- NR-9500B Beige:Beige
CD read speed
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- NR-9500B Beige:52x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
- NR-9500B Beige:110 ms
Weight
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:830 g
- NR-9500B Beige:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black:42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm
- NR-9500B Beige:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E616A, NR-9500B Beige
32 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E616A View product	B NEC NR-9500B Beige View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Beige
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 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	750 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	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	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.6 x 173 x 148.5 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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