Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black vs Lindy USB 2.0 CD/DVD

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- USB 2.0 CD/DVD:No
Weight
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:650 g
- USB 2.0 CD/DVD:300 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 170 x 41 mm
- USB 2.0 CD/DVD:139 x 145 x 19 mm

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Comparison of BW-12B1LT, USB 2.0 CD/DVD
43 specifications	A ASUS BW-12B1LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model BW-12B1LT View product	B Lindy USB 2.0 CD/DVD View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
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
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
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-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	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	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
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	15x	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	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 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
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	300 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	139 x 145 x 19 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R/RW, DVD R/RW, DVD DL, DVD RAM
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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