Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS Slim External DVD-RW

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- Slim External DVD-RW:No
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- Slim External DVD-RW:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- Slim External DVD-RW:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- Slim External DVD-RW:5x
DVD+R read speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x
DVD-R read speed
- BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x

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Comparison of BC-08B1LT, Slim External DVD-RW
48 specifications	A ASUS BC-08B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-08B1LT View product	B ASUS Slim External DVD-RW View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	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	800 g	336 g
Other features2 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT ATI X1600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 185 x 41 mm	134 x 141 x 20 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium D954(34GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Linux
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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