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ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U Lite vs Samsung SE-506AB optical disc drive Black

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 17identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

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

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Comparison of SDRW-08D2S-U Lite, SE-506AB
67 specifications
Designidentical
MountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHorizontal
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBD-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-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
LightScribeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers80,120 mm120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.8 MB/s
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±R/RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
CD write speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
CD read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers160 ms180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms170 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source145 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source145 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.5 mm
WeightDiffers350 g330 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.6 KB/s
Number of products includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Power requirementsKnown for one5VUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one142 x 157 x 21 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for oneIntel Pentium 4 2.0GHz/AMD Athlon 2100+Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one10 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one1024 KBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 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 oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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