Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs ASUS DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black

37specifications compared
13differ
24identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
DVD+R write speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:12x
DVD-RAM read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:160 ms
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:150 ms
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:170 ms

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Comparison of BW-16D1HT, DRW-24F1ST
71 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1HT View product	B ASUS DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black Model DRW-24F1ST View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows® 8 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Windows® XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	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
Reading speed3 differ
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	16x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	170 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	148 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	42 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	680 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power2Go 8 E-Green
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium® 300 MHz 128 MB RAM 10GB HDD
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium 300 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Playback disc typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Recording disc typesDiffers	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW

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