Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black) vs ASUS DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black

24specifications compared
7differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black):8x
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black):8x
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black):14x
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black):8x
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black):8x
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
Weight
- DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black):690 g
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:610 g

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Comparison of DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black), DRW-20B1S
43 specifications	A ASUS DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black)View product	B ASUS DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-20B1S View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
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
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	14x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	40x	40x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	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	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	42.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	690 g	610 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista	Windows XP/ NT/2000/VISTA

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