Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-22B2L optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black

35specifications compared
4differ
31identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-22B2L optical disc drive Internal:45x
- DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD+RW write speed
- DRW-22B2L optical disc drive Internal:8x
- DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
CD read speed
- DRW-22B2L optical disc drive Internal:40x
- DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x

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Comparison of DRW-22B2L, DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS
46 specifications	A ASUS DRW-22B2L optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-22B2L View product	B ASUS DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-22B2S/BLK/G/AS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	60000 h	60000 h
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	45x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD+R write speed	22x	22x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speed	22x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	140 ms	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	650 g	650 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirements	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Dimensions (WxDxH)	41.3 x 146 x 170 mm	41.3 x 146 x 170 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-DA,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM
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

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