Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White vs Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:Yes
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:No
Product colour
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:White
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:Silver
CD read speed
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:48x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:105 ms
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:100 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:20 - 80%
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:5 - 45 °C
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:-20 - 60 °C
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:-20 - 70 °C
Weight
- DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White:660 g
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:600 g

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Comparison of DVD-E616A3, 30496
43 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E616A3 optical disc drive Internal White Model DVD-E616A3 View product	B Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver Model 30496 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.198 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	105 ms	100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	95 ms	95 ms
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
Over-burn 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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	660 g	600 g
Other features2 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM USB 2.0 / FireWire 400
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm	17 x 144 x 140 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz / Power Mac G3/G4/G5 / Intel Mac
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage media capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB DVDDual Layer
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

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