Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12D1S-U Lite vs ASUS DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

43specifications compared
25differ
18identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:No
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Disc loading type
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:Tray
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Slot
Purpose
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:Desktop/Laptop
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:Blu-Ray RW
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
CD write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:40x
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
CD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:40x
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:16x
- DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x

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Comparison of BW-12D1S-U Lite, DRW-24F1MT
58 specifications	A ASUS BW-12D1S-U Lite View product	B ASUS DRW-24F1MT optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24F1MT View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Slot
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameter	80,120 mm	80,120 mm
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
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 write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
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 speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	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 speed	16x	16x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	170 ms	145 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	125 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Random write	Yes	Yes
Sequential writing	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	15 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	165 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	63 mm	41 mm
WeightDiffers	526 g	700 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 8 Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5	Unknown — not stated by the source

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