Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite

34specifications compared
8differ
26identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:No
CD rewrite speed
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:190 ms
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:160 ms
Weight
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:290 g
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:350 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:140 x 157 x 18.5 mm
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:142 x 157 x 21 mm

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Comparison of SBW-06C2X-U, SDRW-08D2S-U Lite
67 specifications	A ASUS SBW-06C2X-U optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SBW-06C2X-U View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for one	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
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
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	190 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
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	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	157 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	18.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	290 g	350 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	-Cyberlink Power2Go 7 -Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 with Magic Cinema -Cyberlink InstantBurn 5 -TurboEngine	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printed user guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 157 x 18.5 mm	142 x 157 x 21 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	-Intel Pentium D 945(3.4GHz) or higher -1GB or more is recommended -NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT/ATI X1600 HDCP, VGA	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.5+
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz/AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 KB

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