Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

40specifications compared
29differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Interface
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
Optical disc diameter
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:80,120 mm
CD write speed
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x

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Comparison of DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS, SDRW-08D2S-U
56 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	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)	Yes	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random write	Yes	Yes
Sequential writing	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
WeightDiffers	650 g	280 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go 7, E-Green
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	+5V ± 5%
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	512 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium 300 MHz	Pentium 4 2.0GHz, AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive space	10 GB	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP	- Windows 7 - Windows Vista - Windows XP - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2008 - Mac OS X 10.5
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 170 x 41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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