Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White vs ASUS DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:White
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:Beige
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:0.198 MB
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:100000 h
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:60000 h
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:105 ms
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:95 ms
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:150 ms
Weight
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:660 g
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:690 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E616A3, DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe
33 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White Model DVD-E616A3 View product	B ASUS DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Beige
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.198 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	100000 h	60000 h
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	105 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	95 ms	150 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	660 g	690 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm	148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/Vista	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP compatible, Vista compatible
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW DVD-Video, DVD-RAM / Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Photo CD, Karaoke CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT	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
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

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