Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey

34specifications compared
22differ
12identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:No
Product colour
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
Optical drive type
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:DVD±RW
Interface
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:USB 2.0
CD write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:6x

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Comparison of BW-14D1XT, SDRW-08D3S-U
68 specifications	A ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-14D1XT View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey Model SDRW-08D3S-U View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
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	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
Optical disc diameter	80,120 mm	80,120 mm
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
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+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
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
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	12x	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-RAM read speed	5x	5x
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
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
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
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 features2 differ
Minimum RAMDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium D 945	Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive space	10 GB	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X 10.6
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
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown 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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go 7 E-Green

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