Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black vs LG GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:No
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Interface
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
CD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:40x
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:24x
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:16x
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD+RW write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:5x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:16x
- GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:6x

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Comparison of BW-12D1S-U, GT32N
57 specifications	A ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black Model BW-12D1S-U View product	B LG GT32N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model GT32N View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Writing speed8 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	8x
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
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	5x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	24x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed7 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
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 speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	170 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
Packet writingKnown 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
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.29 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V ±5%, 2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	243 x 165 x 63 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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