Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS Slim External DVD-RW Drive

20specifications compared
16differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:No
CD write speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:0x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:0x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:6x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:5x
CD read speed
- DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- Slim External DVD-RW Drive:0x

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Comparison of DRW-22B2S, Slim External DVD-RW Drive
46 specifications	A ASUS DRW-22B2S optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-22B2S View product	B ASUS Slim External DVD-RW Drive View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	0x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	0x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	0x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	336 g
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41.3 mm	141 x 136 x 20 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista	Windows 2003/XP/Vista/7 Linux
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	60000 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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