Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Mounting
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Horizontal
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Vertical/Horizontal
CD-RW write speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD+R write speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-R read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x

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Comparison of BC-12B1LT, DRW-24B1ST
58 specifications	A ASUS BC-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-12B1LT View product	B ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST View product
Design1 differ
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Over-burn writingKnown 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
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 conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	650 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC 12V, ±10 %	5 - 12V
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACD, VCD, CD-I,CD-E, Photo-CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium 300 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000

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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