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ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs ASUS BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black

41specifications compared
1differ
40identical
22known for one product only

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Comparison of BW-14D1XT, BW-14D1XT/BLK
63 specifications	A ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-14D1XT View product	B ASUS BW-14D1XT/BLK optical disc drive Black Model BW-14D1XT/BLK View product
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal/Vertical
Performance1 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Blu-Ray RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, 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-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	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
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameter	80,120 mm	80,120 mm
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speed	12x	12x
BD-R write speed	14x	14x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speed	2x	2x
BD-RE rewrite speed	2x	2x
BD-RE write speed	2x	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speed	8x	8x
BD-R read speed	12x	12x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speed	6x	6x
BD-RE read speed	8x	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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	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)	15 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	146 mm	146 mm
Depth	165 mm	165 mm
Height	41 mm	41 mm
Weight	750 g	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium D 945	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go E-Green
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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