Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

22specifications compared
18differ
4identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 24 x more CD-R write speed than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (48x vs 24x). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 16 x more DVD+R write speed than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (24x vs 8x). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 24 x more CD-R read speed than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (48x vs 24x). Only the ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has internal. Disc loading type: Front on the ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Tray on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black.

Internal
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
Disc loading type
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Front
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Tray
Purpose
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
Interface
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
CD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
CD-R read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
CD-RW read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G, 784-BBBI
46 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 Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 784-BBBI View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	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, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Dell Inspiron 11 3147, 11 3148, 13 7348, 14 3451, 15 3551, 5458, 5555, 5558 - Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme (7404), 3340, 3450, E5250, E5450, E5550, E7250, E7450 - Dell OptiPlex 3020 (micro), 9020 (micro) - Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M3800 - Dell Vostro 14 3458, 3558 - Dell XPS 15 (9530)
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	137 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	14 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	144 mm
WeightDiffers	600 g	200 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	CyberLink Media Suite
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
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

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