Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014L1 Black vs ASUS DRW-2014S1, Retail

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 33identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD read speed
    • DRW-2014L1 Black:40x
    • DRW-2014S1, Retail:48x
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • DRW-2014L1 Black:5 - 45 °C
    • DRW-2014S1, Retail:5 - 40 °C
  • Power requirements
    • DRW-2014L1 Black:DC+5/12V
    • DRW-2014S1, Retail:DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • DRW-2014L1 Black:148 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm
    • DRW-2014S1, Retail:148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm

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Comparison of DRW-2014L1 Black, DRW-2014S1, Retail
49 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourBlackBlack
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceEIDE/ATAEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)60000 h60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speed32x32x
CD-R write speed48x48x
CD-RW write speed32x32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed8x8x
DVD+R write speed20x20x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed8x8x
DVD-R write speed20x20x
DVD-RAM write speed14x14x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x48x
CD-R read speed40x40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48x
CD-RW read speed40x40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12x
DVD-ROM read speed16x16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time140 ms140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time150 ms150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)YesYes
Multi sessionYesYes
Packet writingYesYes
Random writeYesYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Session-at-once (SAO)YesYes
Track-at-once (TAO)YesYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 85%5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 45 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 60 °C-20 - 60 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNero 7.0
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC+5/12VDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-DA,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, NT, XP, VistaWindows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one690 gUnknown — not stated by the source

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