Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs Lenovo DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:No
Purpose
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:DVD-RW
Interface
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Serial ATA
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:USB 2.0
CD read speed
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:48x
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:24x
Width
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:146 mm
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:134 mm
Depth
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:170 mm
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:140 mm
Height
- BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:41 mm
- DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:18 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of BW-16D1HT, DB50
52 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1HT optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1HT View product	B Lenovo DB50 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black Model DB50 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows® 8 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Windows® XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
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 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	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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 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	16x	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	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 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	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	134 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	320 g
Packaging contentidentical
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Recording disc typesKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More optical disc drive comparisons

All optical disc drive comparisons