Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White vs HP Media Drive

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

DVD read speed
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:16x
- Media Drive:10x
Access time
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:120 ms
- Media Drive:95 ms
Weight
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:1 kg
- Media Drive:1.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White:148 x 180 x 42.3 mm
- Media Drive:165 x 320 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White, Media Drive
29 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW DUAL DRW1608P/D White View product	B HP Media Drive 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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA–UL (safety), Germany–TUV (safety), Canada–CSA (safety), EU–CE (safety & EMC), Australia/New Zealand–C-Tick (EMC), Korea (EMC), Taiwan (EMC)
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 speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	10x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	95 ms
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.5 kg
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest NERO Burning Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	+5VDC (+/- 5%), +12VDC (+/- 10%)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 180 x 42.3 mm	165 x 320 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/NT/ME/2000/98/98SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 single layer & dual layer, DVD-R1, DVD-RW1, CD-ROM mode 1, XA mode 2, Photo CD (single & multiple session), CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")

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