Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12D2HT Bulk vs ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black

41specifications compared
11differ
30identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:12x
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
DVD-RAM read speed
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:5x
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:12x
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:15 - 80%
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:5 - 45 °C
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:10 - 90%
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:15 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BC-12D2HT Bulk:-40 - 60 °C
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:-20 - 60 °C

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Comparison of BC-12D2HT Bulk, BW-16D1HT
66 specifications	A ASUS BC-12D2HT Bulk View product	B ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1HT View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Desktop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows® 8 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Windows® XP
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speed	8x	8x
BD-R read speed	12x	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speed	6x	6x
BD-RE read speed	8x	8x
BD-ROM read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access time	180 ms	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
Record modesidentical
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	15 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	146 mm	146 mm
Depth	170 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	42 mm	41 mm
WeightDiffers	680 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT/ATI X1600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium D 945 3.4 GHz+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Playback disc typesKnown for one	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recording disc typesDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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