Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue

21specifications compared
19differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:No
Product colour
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:Blue
Interface
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:USB
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:8 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:70000 h
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:60000 h
CD read speed
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:24x
DVD+R read speed
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue:6x

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Comparison of DRW-22B2ST, SBR-02E1S-U
39 specifications	A ASUS DRW-22B2ST optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-22B2ST View product	B ASUS SBR-02E1S-U optical disc drive Blue Model SBR-02E1S-U View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	70000 h	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	6x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	412 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 170 mm	157 x 142 x 21 mm
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-ROM,BD-R,BD-RE,DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,CD-DA,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM

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