Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:48x
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
CD-R read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:48x
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
BD-ROM read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:8x
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
DVD+R read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:16x
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:16x
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:41.3 x 146 x 185 mm
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:157 x 142 x 21 mm

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Comparison of BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ASUS, BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ASUS
38 specifications	A ASUS BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal Model BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ASUS View product	B ASUS BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black Model BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ASUS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speed	32x	32x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access time	250 ms	250 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	800 g	800 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 146 x 185 mm	157 x 142 x 21 mm
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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