Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:IDE/ATA
DVD+R write speed
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:16x
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:22x
DVD-R write speed
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:16x
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:22x
CD read speed
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:48x
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD-R read speed
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:48x
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD-RW read speed
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:32x
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:150 ms
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal:150 ms
- DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:140 ms

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Comparison of BC-08B1ST, DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS
46 specifications	A ASUS BC-08B1ST optical disc drive Internal Model BC-08B1ST View product	B ASUS DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-22B2L/B+S/G/AS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	650 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 146 x 185 mm	41.3 x 146 x 170 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP, Vista	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source

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