Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12D1S-U Lite vs Samsung SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

34specifications compared
22differ
12identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Mounting
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:Vertical/Horizontal
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Horizontal
Optical drive type
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:Blu-Ray RW
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
CD write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:40x
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
CD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:40x
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:16x
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:16x
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
CD read speed
- BW-12D1S-U Lite:40x
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x

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Comparison of BW-12D1S-U Lite, SE-218GN
64 specifications	A ASUS BW-12D1S-U Lite View product	B Samsung SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-218GN View product
Design1 differ
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
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, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.704 MB
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	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	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed8 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	40x	24x
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 speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	170 ms	220 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	210 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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
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
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
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 - 40 °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	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	165 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	63 mm	14.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	526 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 8 Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 g

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