Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black

31specifications compared
23differ
8identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:No
Drive device, buffer size
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8 MB
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:1 MB
CD-R write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black:8x

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Comparison of BW-12B1LT, SDRW-08D2S-U/B
60 specifications	A ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BW-12B1LT View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/B optical disc drive Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U/B View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
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	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	1 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write 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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	15x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 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)	Yes	Yes
Multi session	Yes	Yes
Packet writing	Yes	Yes
Random write	Yes	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	313 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB +5V ± 5%
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R(DL), DVD-R(DL), DVD-ROM(DL), DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD, VCD
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 / AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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