Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

29specifications compared
23differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
Interface
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
CD write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
CD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G, SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G
44 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Front	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Desktop/Laptop
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	142 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	142 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	600 g	250 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V, 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 300 MHz or higher	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
M-DISC supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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