Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12D2HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black vs Origin Storage DVD+/-RW Drive PWS M4700 8X SATA Optical Bay OEM: JVKC9

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- BC-12D2HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Desktop
- DVD+/-RW Drive PWS M4700 8X SATA Optical Bay OEM: JVKC9:Laptop
Optical drive type
- BC-12D2HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
- DVD+/-RW Drive PWS M4700 8X SATA Optical Bay OEM: JVKC9:DVD±RW
DVD-RW write speed
- BC-12D2HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:6x
- DVD+/-RW Drive PWS M4700 8X SATA Optical Bay OEM: JVKC9:8x

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Comparison of BC-12D2HT, DELL-DVDRW-M4700
60 specifications	A ASUS BC-12D2HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model BC-12D2HT View product	B Origin Storage DVD+/-RW Drive PWS M4700 8X SATA Optical Bay OEM: JVKC9 Model DELL-DVDRW-M4700 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
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD±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	Dell M4700
Writing speed1 differ
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 write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
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	40x	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	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
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	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	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
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 Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 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	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	680 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 8 E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	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 typesKnown for one	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source

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