Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White vs ASUS External slim combo cd-rw

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:Yes
- External slim combo cd-rw:No
CD write speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:40x
- External slim combo cd-rw:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:24x
- External slim combo cd-rw:12x
CD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:40x
- External slim combo cd-rw:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:16x
- External slim combo cd-rw:8x
Access time
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:120 ms
- External slim combo cd-rw:100 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:5 - 85%
- External slim combo cd-rw:8 - 80%
Weight
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:1 kg
- External slim combo cd-rw:250 g

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White, External slim combo cd-rw
27 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White View product	B ASUS External slim combo cd-rw 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 size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	12x
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 time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
Operational conditions1 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)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	250 g
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%	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	139 x 142 x 16 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE	Microsoft Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE, and Mac OS X
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-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW; CD: CD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I, Mixed Mode CD-ROM, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Video CD, CD-Text, DVCD, Bootable CD

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