Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:No
Interface
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:USB
Drive device, buffer size
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:8 MB
CD read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:48x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
CD-R read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:48x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
CD-RW read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:32x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
BD-ROM read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:2x
DVD+R read speed
- BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal:16x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:8x

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Comparison of BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ASUS, SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS
39 specifications	A ASUS BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ optical disc drive Internal Model BC-08B1ST/BLK/B/ASUS View product	B ASUS SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue Model SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
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 speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	24x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	2x
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-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	300 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	412 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
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
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

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