Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black vs HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive

12specifications compared
3differ
9identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:16x
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:24x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:157 x 142 x 21 mm
- External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive:185 x 135 x 151 mm

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Comparison of SBC-04D1S-U, External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive
53 specifications	A ASUS SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black Model SBC-04D1S-U View product	B HP External USB CD/DVD R/RW Drive View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	240 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	200 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	412 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	157 x 142 x 21 mm	185 x 135 x 151 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	XP/Vista	Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP; Windows Vista
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 1.0GHz or higher CPU; 512MB or higher RAM; Hard must have access time < 20 ms with a minimum of 100MB free space; 9GB free space for creating a DVD double layer image file (5GB for single layer)
Device typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD/DVD-RW combo
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.85 cm (0.73")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.454 kg (1 lbs)

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