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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black) vs Buffalo MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray Writer

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 8identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 32x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 20x
    • 16x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 20x
    • 16x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • 14x
    • 5x
  • CD-R read speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 40x
    • 32x
  • DVD-RAM read speed
    • 12x
    • 5x

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51 specifications
A

ASUS

DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black)View product
B

Buffalo

MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray WriterView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 h
Power consumption (typical)Known for one25 W
Writing speed4 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers32x24x
DVD+R write speedDiffers20x16x
DVD-R write speedDiffers20x16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers14x5x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one6.5x
Reading speed3 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers40x48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x32x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers12x5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one42.3 mm
WeightKnown for one690 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %AC100-240V 50/60 Hz
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD+/-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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows NT, XP, VistaWindows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
I/O portsKnown for one1 x eSATA

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