Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite

31specifications compared
25differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:No
Interface
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:USB 2.0
Optical disc diameter
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:80,120 mm
CD write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:24x
CD rewrite speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:6x

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Comparison of BC-12B1ST, SDRW-08D2S-U Lite
49 specifications	A ASUS BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-12B1ST View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 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)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
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 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	350 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	142 x 157 x 21 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz/AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 KB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.5+

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