Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black vs LG CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black

34specifications compared
12differ
22identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:No
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Mounting
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:Horizontal/Vertical
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:Horizontal
Interface
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:USB 2.0
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
Optical disc diameter
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:80,120 mm
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
CD-RW write speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:16x
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:4.8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:4.8x
Width
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:140 mm
- CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black:128 mm

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Comparison of SBW-06D2X-U/BLK, CT40N
62 specifications	A ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black Model SBW-06D2X-U/BLK View product	B LG CT40N optical disc drive Internal Black Model CT40N View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
MountingDiffers	Horizontal/Vertical	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD-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 DL	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-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.08 MB/s
Writing speed1 differ
CD-RW write speedDiffers	16x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	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	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
BD-R Dual Layer read speedDiffers	6x	4.8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedDiffers	6x	4.8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	190 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	450 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	190 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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	15 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	140 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	157 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	18.5 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	290 g	170 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Intel Pentium D 945(3.4GHz) RAM 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, ATI X1600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 KB/s
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi

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