Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SE-S084B optical disc drive Black

19specifications compared
16differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:No
CD write speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SE-S084B optical disc drive Black:5x

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Comparison of DRW-20B1S, SE-S084B
40 specifications	A ASUS DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-20B1S View product	B Samsung SE-S084B optical disc drive Black Model SE-S084B View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed8 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	610 g	420 g
Other featuresidentical
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, Light Scribe DVD±R, Light Scribe CD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141 x 157 x 19 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/ NT/2000/VISTA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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