Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk) vs LG BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black

28specifications compared
16differ
12identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):2 MB
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
CD write speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):48x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
CD rewrite speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):32x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):8x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):8x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
CD read speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):48x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
CD-ROM read speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):48x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD+R read speed
- BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk):16x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x

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Comparison of BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk), BH08LS
51 specifications	A ASUS BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk)View product	B LG BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH08LS View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	180 ms
Record modesidentical
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	870 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	170 x 413 x 146 mm	146 x 185 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP, Vista	Windows XP, Vista
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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