Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk vs BenQ DW1610 Int Ret

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:5 - 85%
- DW1610 Int Ret:8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:-20 - 60 °C
- DW1610 Int Ret:-40 - 60 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
- DW1610 Int Ret:146 x 198 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk, DW1610 Int Ret
32 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White Bulk View product	B BenQ DW1610 Int Ret View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
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 size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	40x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speed	16x	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
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 conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1 kg	1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest NERO Burning Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	DC 5V +/- 5%, 0.8A Max, DC12V+/- 10%, 1.9A Max
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	146 x 198 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE	Windows 98/ME/NT4.x/2000/XP
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD: DVD SL, DVD+R (V.1.0), DVD+RW (Ver.1.1), DVD-R (Read Only), DVD-RW (Read Only). CD:CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-R CD-RW, Bootable CD, Photo CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-Extra, Mixed-mode CD, CD-Text, CD-Graphics
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, Raw writing, Direct Over write, Test Write
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 550MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 GB

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