Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs LG GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal

22specifications compared
18differ
4identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:12x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD+RW write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:12x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:6x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:12x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:5x
CD read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:40x
- GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal:24x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS, GT20N.AUAA
59 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS View product	B LG GT20N.AUAA optical disc drive Internal Model GT20N.AUAA View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
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 speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed8 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	650 g	165 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero Essentials E-Green E-Hammer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 300+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP, 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 x 128 x 12.7 mm

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