Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA vs Lenovo ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA)

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:40x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):24x
  • CD-R read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:40x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):24x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:40x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):24x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:16x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:12x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):6x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:16x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):8x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:12x
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):6x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:140 ms
    • ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA):170 ms

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Comparison of DRW-20B1LT DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA, ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (Serial ATA)
55 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, CSA, TUV, UL, MIC, C-Tick, BSMI
Performanceidentical
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one20xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one20xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x24x
CD-R read speedDiffers40x24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms170 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time150 ms150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers41.3 mm0.5 in
WeightKnown for one610 gUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.04 in
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 in
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffersDVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAMCD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one146 x 170 x 41.3 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/98/NT/XP/VistaUnknown — not stated by the source

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