Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite vs Samsung SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:Black
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:White
Optical disc diameter
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:80,120 mm
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:120 mm
DVD drive average random access time
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:160 ms
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:140 ms
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:170 ms
Weight
- SDRW-08D2S-U Lite:350 g
- SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White:330 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08D2S-U Lite, SE-506AB/TSWD
65 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite View product	B Samsung SE-506AB/TSWD optical disc drive White Model SE-506AB/TSWD View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±R/RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	170 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.5 mm
WeightDiffers	350 g	330 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 KB/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	142 x 157 x 21 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz/AMD Athlon 2100+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	1024 KB	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 10.5+	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
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	5 - 40 °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

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