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ASUS BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 1identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:No
  • Interface
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:USB
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:0.198 MB
  • CD read speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:24x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:24x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:8x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
    • SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:180 ms

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Comparison of BC-08B1LT, SDR-08B1-U
52 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
MountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHorizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAUSB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x24x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one250 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms180 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 45 °C5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers800 g230 g
Other features5 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 7600GT ATI X1600Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 185 x 41 mm140 x 140 x 20 mm
Minimum RAMDiffers1024 MB256 MB
Minimum processorDiffersPentium D954(34GHz)Pentium III 800MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers10 GB20000 MB
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7/Vista/XPWindows XP/Vista/7
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V ± 5%
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%

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