Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White vs Samsung SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:No
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Product colour
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:White
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
Drive device, buffer size
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:1 MB
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
CD rewrite speed
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:16x
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
DVD+RW write speed
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:8x
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:140 ms
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:5 - 40 °C
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White:313 g
- SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black:170 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS, SN-S083F
53 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS optical disc drive White Model SDRW-08D2S-U/DWHT/G/AS View product	B Samsung SN-S083F optical disc drive Internal Black Model SN-S083F View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	4x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	160 ms	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	150 ms
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 conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 50 °C
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	313 g	170 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go, E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	USB +5V ± 5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	Audio CD,Video CD,CD-I,CD-Extra,Photo CD,CD-Text,CD-ROM/XA,Multi-session CD,DVD Video	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	142 x 157 x 21 mm	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 2100+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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