Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black

42specifications compared
32differ
10identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:No
Mounting
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Vertical/Horizontal
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:Horizontal/Vertical
Interface
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:1.5 MB
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:2 MB
CD-R write speed
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:12x
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:8x

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Comparison of DRW-24B5ST, SBW-06D2X-U/BLK
71 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B5ST optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24B5ST View product	B ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black Model SBW-06D2X-U/BLK View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal/Vertical
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, 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
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1.5 MB	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	16x
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
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed10 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	190 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	190 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
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	15 - 80 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	157 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	18.5 mm
WeightDiffers	650 g	290 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	5V/12V	5V
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium D 945(3.4GHz) RAM 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, ATI X1600
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 170 x 41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating temperatureKnown for one	50 °C	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
Size (imperial)Known for one	13.3 cm (5.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero Essentials 10 Power2Go 7 E-Green E-Hammer	Unknown — not stated by the source

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