Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue

Key differences

Internal
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:No
Product colour
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:Blue
Interface
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:USB
Drive device, buffer size
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:8 MB
CD read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
CD-R read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
CD-RW read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
BD-ROM read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:2x

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Comparison of BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ASUS, SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS
27 specifications	A ASUS BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black Model BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ASUS View product	B ASUS SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue Model SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	60000 h	60000 h
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	24x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	4x	2x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers	250 ms	300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	412 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	157 x 142 x 21 mm	157 x 142 x 21 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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.