Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12D1ST optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs Origin Storage Univ. 6X Blue-Ray Writer Slim SATA

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- BC-12D1ST optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Desktop
- Univ. 6X Blue-Ray Writer Slim SATA:Laptop
Optical drive type
- BC-12D1ST optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- Univ. 6X Blue-Ray Writer Slim SATA:Blu-Ray RW
Optical disc diameter
- BC-12D1ST optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:80,120 mm
- Univ. 6X Blue-Ray Writer Slim SATA:120 mm

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Comparison of BC-12D1ST, UNI-BDRW-SATA-SL
53 specifications	A ASUS BC-12D1ST optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BC-12D1ST View product	B Origin Storage Univ. 6X Blue-Ray Writer Slim SATA Model UNI-BDRW-SATA-SL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R XL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows® 8 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Windows® XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW 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
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	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
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	177 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	800 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 8 Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 with Magic Cinema (Optional, Pro Only) Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5 (Optional, Pro Only) Cyberlink InstantBurn 5 (Optional, Pro Only) E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CPU: Intel Pentium® D 945(3.4GHz) or higher RAM: 1GB or more is recommended HDD: 10GB or more Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce 7600GT or ATI X1600 series or above Use HDCP Compatible display and VGA card to High Definition digital output	Unknown — not stated by the source

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