Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

Key differences

Interface
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA II
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD+R write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:150 ms

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Comparison of BC-12B1ST, DRW-24B3LT/BLKB
42 specifications	A ASUS BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-12B1ST View product	B ASUS DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-24B3LT/BLKB View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Writing speed4 differ
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 speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD 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
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	650 g

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.