Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS External slim combo cd-rw vs Philips Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External slim combo cd-rw:No
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:Yes
CD write speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:24x
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:16x
CD rewrite speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:12x
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:10x
CD read speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:24x
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:40x
DVD read speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:8x
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:12x
Access time
- External slim combo cd-rw:100 ms
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:120 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External slim combo cd-rw:8 - 80%
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- External slim combo cd-rw:5 - 45 °C
- Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2:0 - 45 °C

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Comparison of External slim combo cd-rw, Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2
19 specifications	A ASUS External slim combo cd-rw View product	B Philips Internal DVD+R/RW 4x Kit + DVD LOTR 2 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	100 ms	120 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	0 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	250 g	1 kg
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	139 x 142 x 16 mm	148 x 42 x 198 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE, and Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB

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