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ASUS DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 6identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
  • CD write speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:24x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:8x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
    • GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:5x

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Comparison of DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS, GT20N.AUAA
45 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffersEIDE/ATASerial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)60000 h60000 h
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers48x24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers32x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers22x8x
DVD+RW write speed6x6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers22x8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers12x5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
Reading speed8 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one40xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time160 ms160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time140 ms140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 50 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers650 g165 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs41.3 x 146 x 170 mm127 x 128 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows NT, XP, VistaUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discsUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for oneDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-DA,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAMUnknown — not stated by the source

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