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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black vs Samsung SE-406AB optical disc drive Black

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 7identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 4 MB
    • 2 MB
  • CD-R write speed
    • 40x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • CD-R read speed
    • 40x
    • 24x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • 40x
    • 24x

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51 specifications
A

ASUS

BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black

Model BW-12D1S-U

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B

Samsung

SE-406AB optical disc drive Black

Model SE-406AB

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Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Product colourBlackBlack
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers4 MB2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers40x24x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one12x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RAM write speed5x5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speed14 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers40x24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers40x24x
CD-RW read speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedDiffers8x4x
BD-R read speedDiffers8x6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedDiffers6x4x
BD-RE read speedDiffers8x4x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers8x6x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers12x8x
Access time3 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers170 ms130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers250 ms200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.29 kg340 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCyberlink Power2Go 7 Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 with Magic Cinema Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5 Cyberlink InstantBurn 5
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V ±5%, 2A
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs243 x 165 x 63 mm141 x 161 x 21.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP

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