Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs LG BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Interface
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:EIDE/ATA
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
CD-R write speed
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:48x
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:22x
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:22x
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black:5x

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Comparison of DRW-22B3L, BH12LS30R
67 specifications	A ASUS DRW-22B3L optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-22B3L View product	B LG BH12LS30R optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH12LS30R View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 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	180 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
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
Over-burn writingKnown 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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	800 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5 - 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Audio CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, Photo CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, Multi-session CD, DVD Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	120 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP	Windows Vista, Windows XP
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	1458 x 1699.3 x 408.9 mm (57.4 x 66.9 x 16.1")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	294.8 kg (650 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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