Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 26identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:Black
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
  • Mounting
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:Horizontal/Vertical
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Vertical/Horizontal
  • CD-RW write speed
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:16x
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:24x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:190 ms
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:200 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:190 ms
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:200 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:15 - 80 °C
    • SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:5 - 40 °C

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Comparison of SBW-06D2X-U/BLK, SDRW-08D3S-U
71 specifications
Design2 differ
InternalNoNo
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
MountingDiffersHorizontal/VerticalVertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedDiffersBD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DLCD, 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
InterfaceUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameter80,120 mm80,120 mm
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD±RW
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedDiffers16x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one2xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one2xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed6x6x
DVD+R write speed8x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed6x6x
DVD-R write speed8x8x
DVD-RAM write speed5x5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
CD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed24x24x
CD-RW read speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers6x8x
DVD-R read speed8x8x
DVD-ROM read speed8x8x
DVD-RW read speed8x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers6x8x
DVD+RW read speed8x8x
CD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers190 ms200 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one450 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers190 ms200 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)YesYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingYesYes
Random writeYesYes
Sequential writingYesYes
Session-at-once (SAO)YesYes
Track-at-once (TAO)YesYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)15 - 80%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs15 - 80 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)-30 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one140 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one157 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one18.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one290 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one5VUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneIntel Pentium D 945(3.4GHz) RAM 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, ATI X1600Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.6Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X 10.6
Minimum RAMKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 GB
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs
Number of products includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
USB requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCyberlink Power2Go 7 E-Green

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