Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey vs LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black

21specifications compared
18differ
3identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:No
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Product colour
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Grey
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
Mounting
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:Vertical/Horizontal
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:Horizontal
Optical disc diameter
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:80,120 mm
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:6x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:6x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey:8x
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x

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Comparison of SDRW-08D3S-U, UH12NS29
66 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D3S-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Grey Model SDRW-08D3S-U View product	B LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black Model UH12NS29 View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.16 MB/s
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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 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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 7 E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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 Mac OS X 10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 KB/s
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g

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