Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

25specifications compared
6differ
19identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black:16x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black:4x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black:4x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
Weight
- ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black:320 g
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:280 g
Power requirements
- ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black:+5V ±5%
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:+5V ± 5%

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Comparison of ESEDRW-08-H, SDRW-08D2S-U
58 specifications	A ASUS ESEDRW-08-H optical disc drive Black Model ESEDRW-08-H View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
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
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	4x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-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	320 g	280 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go 7, E-Green
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V ±5%	+5V ± 5%
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 2.0GHz, AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/2000/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	143 x 141 x 14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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