Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS External slim combo cd-rw vs Samsung TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External slim combo cd-rw:No
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:Yes
CD rewrite speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:12x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:10x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- External slim combo cd-rw:139 x 142 x 16 mm
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:128 x 129 x 12.7 mm

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Comparison of External slim combo cd-rw, TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK
21 specifications	A ASUS External slim combo cd-rw View product	B Samsung TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	12x	10x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Access time	100 ms	100 ms
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW; CD: CD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I, Mixed Mode CD-ROM, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Video CD, CD-Text, DVCD, Bootable CD	DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	139 x 142 x 16 mm	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE, and Mac OS X	Windows 98/ME/2K/XP
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontaal / Verticaal Drive Mounting
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	250 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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