Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA vs Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk

28specifications compared
9differ
19identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:32x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
CD-R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:32x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
CD-RW write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:32x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:12x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:20x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:22x
DVD-R write speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:20x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:22x
CD read speed
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:40x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
Weight
- DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA:610 g
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:750 g

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA, 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk
47 specifications	A ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA View product	B Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-R write speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-R read speed	40x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	610 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/98/NT/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s

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