Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 13 mm more width than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (146 mm vs 133 mm). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 25 mm more depth than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (170 mm vs 145 mm). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 30 mm more height than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (41 mm vs 11 mm). 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, Top on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Internal
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:No
Disc loading type
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Front
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Top
Purpose
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA III
Width
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:146 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:133 mm
Depth
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:170 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:145 mm
Height
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:41 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:11 mm

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G, 43888
49 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 Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 43888 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Top
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
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	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, CD, DVD
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
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 speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	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	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
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	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	133 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	600 g	215 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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