Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs Samsung SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory

30specifications compared
10differ
20identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Black
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:Ivory
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:2 MB
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:1.5 MB
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:22x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:16x
DVD-RW read speed
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:140 ms
- SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:150 ms

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST, SH-222AB/BEWE
59 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST View product	B Samsung SH-222AB/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory Model SH-222AB/BEWE View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Ivory
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed4 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	22x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	16x
Reading speed1 differ
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown 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	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5 - 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	ACD, VCD, CD-I,CD-E, Photo-CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	148 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 300 MHz	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 Windows XP Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 x 220 x 107 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 g

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