Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs HP 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:DVD±RW
CD write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:6x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:8x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:6x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x
CD read speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:24x
DVD-ROM read speed
- BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW:8x

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Comparison of BW-14D1XT, 683500-001
55 specifications	A ASUS BW-14D1XT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-14D1XT View product	B HP 683500-001 optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Model 683500-001 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ProBook 4540s, ProBook 4545s
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 speedKnown for one	24x	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+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 speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)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
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 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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms

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