Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

34specifications compared
9differ
25identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Optical disc diameter
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:120 mm
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:80,120 mm
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:4x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:4x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:6x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:6x
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:240 ms
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:230 ms
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:140 ms
Weight
- SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive:380 g
- SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:280 g

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Comparison of SBW-06C1S-U, SDRW-08D2S-U
67 specifications	A ASUS SBW-06C1S-U optical disc drive Model SBW-06C1S-U View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
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
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	240 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	230 ms	140 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	240 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	380 g	280 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyberlink Power2Go 7, E-Green
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+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 / Windows Vista / Windows 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	142 x 157 x 21 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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