Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black vs ASUS Slim External DVD-RW

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:0.198 MB
- Slim External DVD-RW:2 MB
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:6x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:6x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:6x
- Slim External DVD-RW:8x
Weight
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:230 g
- Slim External DVD-RW:336 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black:140 x 140 x 20 mm
- Slim External DVD-RW:134 x 141 x 20 mm

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Comparison of SDR-08B1-U, Slim External DVD-RW
41 specifications	A ASUS SDR-08B1-U optical disc drive Black Model SDR-08B1-U View product	B ASUS Slim External DVD-RW View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.198 MB	2 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	230 g	336 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V ± 5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 140 x 20 mm	134 x 141 x 20 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 800MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Linux
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	20000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Writing speedidentical
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x

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