Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black vs ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

40specifications compared
20differ
20identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:No
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
Interface
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:4 MB
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:2 MB
CD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:40x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
CD-RW write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:24x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:16x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x

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Comparison of BW-12D1S-U, DRW-24B1ST
63 specifications	A ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black Model BW-12D1S-U View product	B ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
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 time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	170 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.29 kg	650 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V ±5%, 2A	5 - 12V
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACD, VCD, CD-I,CD-E, Photo-CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	243 x 165 x 63 mm	146 x 170 x 41 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium 300 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 7 Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 with Magic Cinema Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5 Cyberlink InstantBurn 5	Unknown — not stated by the source

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