Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal vs Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:Yes
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:No
CD write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:48x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:32x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:8x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:20x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:8x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:20x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8x
DVD-RW write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:6x
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x

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Comparison of DRW-2014L1, 30496
52 specifications	A ASUS DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-2014L1 View product	B Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver Model 30496 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	4x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	14x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	20x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	95 ms
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	690 g	600 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5/12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm	17 x 144 x 140 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM USB 2.0 / FireWire 400
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz / Power Mac G3/G4/G5 / Intel Mac
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage media capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB DVDDual Layer

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