Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

45specifications compared
10differ
35identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:1.5 MB
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:32x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:32x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:22x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:22x
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:160 ms
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS optical disc drive Internal:5 - 50 °C
- DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DRW-22B2L/B+W/G/AS, DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS
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/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
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 speed	12x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	24x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
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 speed	16x	16x
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 session	Yes	Yes
Packet writing	Yes	Yes
Random write	Yes	Yes
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 contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Neor Essentials, E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirements	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedKnown for one	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)	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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