Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black

31specifications compared
10differ
21identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8 MB
BD-R Dual Layer read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
BD-ROM read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-R read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:15x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms

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Comparison of BC-12B1LT, BW-12B1LT
48 specifications	A ASUS BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-12B1LT View product	B ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BW-12B1LT View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
BD-R read speed	8x	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speed	6x	6x
BD-RE read speed	8x	8x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	15x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	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	160 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access time	250 ms	250 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown 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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	650 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 170 x 41 mm	146 x 170 x 41 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista/7
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 12V, ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source

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