Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1LT, Black+White vs Buffalo MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 3identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:48x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:24x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:32x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:12x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:6x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:24x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:12x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:6x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:24x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:8x
  • CD read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:48x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:24x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+White:48x
    • MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer:24x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1LT, Black+White, MediaStation™ 8x Ultra-Slim Portable DVD Writer
56 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATAUnknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.5 W
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers48x24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers32x24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers24x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers12x6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers24x8x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
Reading speed6 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one40xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers16x8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one140 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one150 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown 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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 50 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one650 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one146 x 170 x 41.3 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows NT, XP, VistaWindows Vista, Windows XP
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB 2.0
DVD+R speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+RW speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source139.7 x 144.8 x 20.3 mm (5.5 x 5.7 x 0.8")

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