Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black vs LG GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Mounting
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:Horizontal/Vertical
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Horizontal
DVD-RW write speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-RW read speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:8x
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:6x
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:8x
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
Width
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:140 mm
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144 mm
Depth
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:157 mm
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135.5 mm
Height
- SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black:18.5 mm
- GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:19 mm

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Comparison of SBW-06D2X-U/BLK, GP30NB20.AUAE10
66 specifications	A ASUS SBW-06D2X-U/BLK optical disc drive Black Model SBW-06D2X-U/BLK View product	B LG GP30NB20.AUAE10 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model GP30NB20.AUAE10 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingDiffers	Horizontal/Vertical	Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 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	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameter	80,120 mm	80,120 mm
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed3 differ
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
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-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
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	144 mm
DepthDiffers	157 mm	135.5 mm
HeightDiffers	18.5 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	290 g	270 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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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