Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White

39specifications compared
31differ
8identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:No
Product colour
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:White
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:1.5 MB
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:1 MB
Optical disc diameter
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:80 mm
CD write speed
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:8x

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Comparison of DRW-24B3ST, SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS
52 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B3ST optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-24B3ST View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White Model SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Performance2 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1.5 MB	1 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80 mm
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	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-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
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
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
WeightDiffers	650 g	313 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go, E-Green
Other features5 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	USB +5V ± 5%
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Audio CD,Video CD,CD-I,CD-Extra,Photo CD,CD-Text,CD-ROM/XA,Multi-session CD,DVD Video
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41 mm	142 x 157 x 21 mm
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	512 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium 300 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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