Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk vs ASUS External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:Yes
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:No
CD write speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:40x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:24x
CD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:40x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:16x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:8x
DVD+R speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:16x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:8x
DVD+RW speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:8x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:4x
DVD-R speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:16x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:8x
DVD-RW speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:6x
- External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw:4x

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk, External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw
26 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk View product	B ASUS External slim dvd+/-rw usb/fw View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest NERO Burning Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features5 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE	Microsoft Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98/ 98SE
DVD+R speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW speedDiffers	6x	4x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TAO, DAO, SAO, Packet Write

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