Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black vs Samsung SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Yes
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:No
Mounting
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Vertical/Horizontal
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Horizontal
Purpose
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Desktop
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Laptop
Interface
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Serial ATA
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:USB 2.0
Depth
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:170 mm
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:143 mm
Height
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:42 mm
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:14 mm
Weight
- DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:680 g
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:250 g

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Comparison of DRW-24F1ST, SE-218CN
64 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24F1ST optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black Model DRW-24F1ST View product	B Samsung SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model SE-218CN View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supported	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	170 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown 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 & dimensions3 differ
Width	148 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	42 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	680 g	250 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Power2Go 8 E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Intel Pentium® 300 MHz 128 MB RAM 10GB HDD	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 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Playback disc typesKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recording disc typesKnown for one	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	181 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 g

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