Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black

40specifications compared
14differ
26identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:EIDE/ATA
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:1.5 MB
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:32x
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:32x
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:22x
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:22x
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD-ROM read speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:16x
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
- DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms

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Comparison of DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS, DRW-24B3LT
52 specifications	A ASUS DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS View product	B ASUS DRW-24B3LT optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-24B3LT View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	24x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writing	Yes	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writing	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	15 - 90%	15 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	650 g	650 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Neor Essentials, E-Green	Nero
Other features2 differ
Power requirements	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-DA,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM	Audio CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, Photo CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, Multi-session CD, DVD Video
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 170 x 41 mm	146 x 170 x 41 mm
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processor	Pentium 300 MHz	Pentium 300 MHz
Minimum storage drive space	10 GB	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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