Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey

33specifications compared
18differ
15identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:Black
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
Mounting
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:Horizontal/Vertical
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Vertical/Horizontal
Interface
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:Serial ATA
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:USB 2.0
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:8x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:16x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:8x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:16x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
CD-ROM read speed
- BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black:48x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:24x

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Comparison of BW-14D1XT/BLK, SDRW-08D3S-U
69 specifications	A ASUS BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black Model BW-14D1XT/BLK View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey Model SDRW-08D3S-U View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
MountingDiffers	Horizontal/Vertical	Vertical/Horizontal
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, 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-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	160 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	14x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite 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 speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed9 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	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
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
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
Record modesidentical
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	165 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Cyberlink Power2Go E-Green	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X 10.6
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go 7 E-Green

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