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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/DBLK/G/AS optical disc drive Black vs Buffalo MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 5identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD-R write speed
    • 24x
    • 40x
  • CD-RW write speed
    • 16x
    • 24x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 8x
    • 6x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • 24x
    • 40x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 6x
    • 12x
  • DVD-RW read speed
    • 6x
    • 12x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • 6x
    • 12x
  • DVD+RW read speed
    • 6x
    • 12x

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55 specifications
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ASUS

SDRW-08D2S-U/DBLK/G/AS optical disc drive Black

Model SDRW-08D2S-U/DBLK/G/AS

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B

Buffalo

MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0View product
Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Product colourBlackBlack
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one1 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one80 mm
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedKnown for one24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one16x
CD-R write speedDiffers24x40x
CD-RW write speedDiffers16x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R write speed8x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-RAM write speed5x5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedKnown for one24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers24x40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers6x12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one6x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers6x12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers6x12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers6x12x
BD-R read speedKnown for one8x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one313 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCyberlink Power2Go, E-Green
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUSB +5V ± 5%
Media types supportedKnown for oneAudio CD,Video CD,CD-I,CD-Extra,Photo CD,CD-Text,CD-ROM/XA,Multi-session CD,DVD Video
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one142 x 157 x 21 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for oneIntel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one10 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1

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