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Operating System | Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows 10 |
Hardware Interface | CD-R, CD-RW |
Brand | ASUS |
Optical Storage Write Speed | 24 x |
Optical Storage Read Speed | 8x |
About this item
- Allows you to permanently delete the data on rewritable discs
- Power saving drive
- Provides you with flexibility and efficiency in terms of multimedia data storage and sharing
- It is a revision of 90 D4CHVV UB1080
- Drive Type: Internal DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
- Write:DVD+R/-R: 24X DVD+RW/-RW: 8X/6X DVD+R/-R DL: 12X
- Read:DVD+R/-R(Single): 16X DVD+R/-R DL: 12X DVD+RW/-RW(Single): 12X
- DVD-R & DVD-R(DL): DAO/Incremental Recording
- DVD-RW: DAO/Restricted Overwriting/Incremental Recording
- CD-R/RW: DAO/TAO/SAO/Packet Write
- Interface: SATA
- Random Access Time: DVD - 150ms; CD - 150ms
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Easy to install | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Noise level | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
Value for money | 4.3 | 4.7 | — | 4.5 | — | 3.8 |
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hardware interface | cd-r, cd rw | sata 1 5 gb | cd-r, ata | cd-r | dvd r, cd-r, ata, cd rw | cd-r |
read speed | 8x | — | 8x | 16x | 8x | 24x |
write speed | 24 x | 16x | 22 X | 24x (DVD), 48x (CD) | 24x, 8x | 24x (DVD), 48x (CD) |
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DRW-24B1ST
ASUS 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive
A Green Environment for Now and the Future
The ASUS DRW-24B1LT / 24B1ST is capable of reading and writing data on DVD±R/±RW, DVDRAM formats. It is a power saving drive and allows you to permanently delete the data on re-writable discs. This provides you with flexibility and efficiency in terms of multimedia data storage and sharing.
E-Green (Energy Green Engine)
The innovative drive E-Green Engine technology features an E-Green Mode that automatically closes drive applications when not in use to help conserve energy - helping the environment by decreasing CO2 emissions and reducing the depletion of trees.
Features
OTS (Optimal Tuning Strategy)
With OTS, the drive will perform a test before really burning which generate the optimal burning strategy automatically for the best burning quality.
E-Hammer
E-Hammer allows you to permanently delete the data on writable disc (CD-R and DVD-R) formats. Once the data is deleted, it cannot be recovered or restored, and the optical drive will not be able to read the disc. This ensures data security, eliminates the hassle of scratching your old discs, and conforms with our commitment to environmental protection.
AVRS (Auto Vibration Reducing System)
The AVRS technology is designed to minimize the vibration caused by the spindle motor and resonance between components as well as the drive and PC cases. AVRS is designed to reduce vibration anD noise induced by unbalanced mass of rotating machinery. With AVRS, ASUS DRW-24B1 provides high readability and playability.
Product information
Product Dimensions | 6.7 x 5.75 x 1.63 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.19 pounds |
ASIN | B0033Z2BAQ |
Item model number | DRW-24B1STA BLACK/BULK |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1 in Internal CD & DVD Drives |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 12, 2010 |
Manufacturer | Asus |
Country of Origin | China |
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Product Description
The ASUS DRW-24B1ST is capable of reading and writing data on DVD±R/±RW, DVDRAM formats. It is a power saving drive and allows you to permanently delete the data on rewritable discs. This provides you with flexibility and efficiency in terms of multimedia data storage and sharing.
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Customers like the value, performance, ease of installation, appearance and reading speed of the optical disc drive. For example, they mention it works well, it's easy to install and that it looks good. That said, they say it reads and writes very quickly and quietly.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the optical disc drive. They mention that it functions well, the DVD drive works as expected, and the CD reader works great. Some say that the basic functions are great and they have not experienced any problems with it.
"...It is a competitive price and functions well. I'll update the review as soon as I know how long it lasts me...." Read more
"...This unit went in seamlessly and performs as designed." Read more
"...This isn't 5 stars because it doesn't stand out as excellent, but it does work. In spite of the packaging...." Read more
"...This drive is smooth, noiseless and performs excellently. Can't go wrong with Asus products." Read more
Customers like the quality of the optical disc drive. They say it's a great drive, decent internal DVD drive for a customer who needs to access data on optical media, and it works well. Customers also appreciate the good quality control on the laser assembly. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"It was plug and play and have not had a bad burn yet...." Read more
"...It formats, reads & writes perfect. Very satisfied!" Read more
"...The old drive would work, but the cpu did not recognize it anymore. Great drive, great price." Read more
"basic unit , works well" Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the optical disc drive. They say it is a great buy, and is good for the price.
"...It is a competitive price and functions well. I'll update the review as soon as I know how long it lasts me...." Read more
"...This is inexpensive and that's all I need...." Read more
"...Great drive, great price." Read more
"Been using these ASUS burners for years have never let me down great buy for the money." Read more
Customers like the ease of installation of the optical disc drive. They mention it works great and is easy to connect. The tray slides in and out nicely, and the power and data lines connect perfectly. The drive runs fast and quiet, and it opens and closes really smoothly.
"It was plug and play and have not had a bad burn yet...." Read more
"Updated PC needed replacement for failing DVD drive. This unit went in seamlessly and performs as designed." Read more
"Great product easy installation" Read more
"got this for a new build i did for myself works great does the job easy to install came with everything i needed" Read more
Customers like the appearance of the optical disc drive. For example, they mention it looks okay, it's simple, and it does the job well. Some appreciate the burning software and the large target icon it drops on the PC. Overall, most are happy with the product and have nothing to complain about.
"seems nice enough. But the accompanying disc included an application for using the drive for burning discs. Nice. So I installed it...." Read more
"...it comes with a software disc which includes burning software and a very cool, large target icon it drops on the desktop which turns the DVD burner..." Read more
"...The burner itself is pretty nice. It's a great price and I haven't had any problems with it so far...." Read more
"The drive arrived in one day thanks to Amazon Prime. Looks good and should work just fine in my project...." Read more
Customers like the reading speed of the optical disc drive. They mention that it installs without a hitch, reads/writes very quickly and quietly, and has an amazing read/write buffer. Burning and reading discs, watching movies are all instantaneous and generally fast. The drives for the price are great for a quick DVDRW requirement, and it runs very smooth and quiet.
"...It formats, reads & writes perfect. Very satisfied!" Read more
"I had an older LG which made windup noise. This drive is smooth, noiseless and performs excellently. Can't go wrong with Asus products." Read more
"...(The DRW-24D5MT has a slower DVD read rate (faster CD rate, though) and doesn't come with a guide, etc.)..." Read more
"The drive works perfectly, it reads my CD collection quickly and quietly, it a no frills product at a reasonable price, which is a good thing,..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the optical disc drive. Some mention it's relatively quiet with some noise as it spins up, while others say it'll make a whirring sandy/magnetic noise at full speed.
"...This is inexpensive and that's all I need. It does make a noise when starting which is not surprising considering the lack of protective..." Read more
"I had an older LG which made windup noise. This drive is smooth, noiseless and performs excellently. Can't go wrong with Asus products." Read more
"...The first thing I noticed is that the drive door opening was a lot noisier than I expected. The drive door doesn't sound very precision...." Read more
"The drive works perfectly, it reads my CD collection quickly and quietly, it a no frills product at a reasonable price, which is a good thing,..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the cables that came with the optical disc drive. They mention that they need to purchase additional cables to hook up the drive.
"...Secondly, I am seeing people complain about it not including the cables...." Read more
"...No paperwork or information and no sata cable but luckily I wasn't using one of the ones that came with my motherboard...." Read more
"...No cables, mounting screws, blank discs, or documentation are included (although the disc might include some documentation)...." Read more
"Drive did not come with sata cable... I have read twice over and it does not state such anywhere......" Read more
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After the HP 24X Internal DVD / CD Writer Model DVD1265I was discontinued and I burned through my last 6 drives, I bought the ASUS 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST Black as a replacement and so far I like my decision. It is a competitive price and functions well. I'll update the review as soon as I know how long it lasts me.
I am burning a mere fraction of the DVDs/CDs that I used to so I imagine this drive will still be around in my next PC.
Secondly, I am seeing people complain about it not including the cables.
Having been a system builder for the better part of two decades because I'm in the process of transitioning into a dinosaur, this is unfortunately very common.
The reality is you can buy a three pack of SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) cables for less than ten bucks.
In the world of marketing, given the current price of this drive, each additional dollar represents a five percent increase in price. They do this math on pretty much every thing tech related these days.
In truth, you wouldn't want the included cables anyway, as to this day whenever SATA cables are included, they're so substandard they can literally cause your system to hang while accessing a drive. You're better off.
I have included a screen shot of VSO Inspector listing all of the features and standards supported, as well as firmware version info. One thing to note, Asus does not have a newer firmware available. In fact the one on their site is 1.0 versus the 1.11 on these drives. Do not download that firmware, it is essentially a downgrade, which is bad.
There is literally only one CD or DVD format that is wholly unsupported on this drive: DVD-RAM. While this won't matter to you, I'm a bizarre media aficionado. I have HD-DVD RW and HD-DVD R discs, working 5,25" floppy drives, and if I could, I'd own a working Laserdisc burner. I'm a weirdo. I do actually have DVD-RAM discs with valuable data on them, and this is sort of a bummer, but expected, as DVD-RAM even when it was in play as a standard was still rare for the most part. Healthcare used it a bit, and the very first DVR boxes did too. I could ramble about how Magneto-Optical drives were sort of DVD-RAM drives as well, but that's another day.
You may have noticed they mentioned this drive also supports a secure erase functionality. You should pay attention to this, as it works even if files on an old CD-R or DVD-R are unreadable. It does not just work on rewriteable, it works on single write media (see attached pics).
The data erasure functionality is a little unsteady, but it works using ImgBurn freeware if you select the "SmartErase" option and run the "full" erase. It's under the "Tools" menu. Takes about 15 minutes a disc in my experience. After it finishes, the same disc will report as "Incompatible Medium Installed" which means at the very least the media identifier and table of contents have gone bye bye. Hopefully the data track(s) are gone too? No real way to know, unfortunately.
If you're paranoid when it comes to data and disposal, this erase functionality is great. One more layer of security in a world it pays to be excessively cautious in. I wouldn't say you can rely on it, but it works. I'd still shred or destroy the media as you see fit as well.
I know DVD recording is becoming a relic, and while I could actually get mad I spent ten times as much fifteen years ago on what was basically the same drive, I'm actually glad we've progressed as much as we have.
My one and only real ding against this drive: the tray does not lend well to vertical loading. Be sure to pay attention if you're installing this on an old slim formfactor or Dell Optiplex "DT" formfactor computer. There's not enough of a lip to stop the disc from tipping a few degrees and getting jammed. You've been warned.
My DVD+R and DVD-R burns are 3 for 3, no failures thus far. Burned at 8x and 16x, seem solid.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020
Secondly, I am seeing people complain about it not including the cables.
Having been a system builder for the better part of two decades because I'm in the process of transitioning into a dinosaur, this is unfortunately very common.
The reality is you can buy a three pack of SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) cables for less than ten bucks.
In the world of marketing, given the current price of this drive, each additional dollar represents a five percent increase in price. They do this math on pretty much every thing tech related these days.
In truth, you wouldn't want the included cables anyway, as to this day whenever SATA cables are included, they're so substandard they can literally cause your system to hang while accessing a drive. You're better off.
I have included a screen shot of VSO Inspector listing all of the features and standards supported, as well as firmware version info. One thing to note, Asus does not have a newer firmware available. In fact the one on their site is 1.0 versus the 1.11 on these drives. Do not download that firmware, it is essentially a downgrade, which is bad.
There is literally only one CD or DVD format that is wholly unsupported on this drive: DVD-RAM. While this won't matter to you, I'm a bizarre media aficionado. I have HD-DVD RW and HD-DVD R discs, working 5,25" floppy drives, and if I could, I'd own a working Laserdisc burner. I'm a weirdo. I do actually have DVD-RAM discs with valuable data on them, and this is sort of a bummer, but expected, as DVD-RAM even when it was in play as a standard was still rare for the most part. Healthcare used it a bit, and the very first DVR boxes did too. I could ramble about how Magneto-Optical drives were sort of DVD-RAM drives as well, but that's another day.
You may have noticed they mentioned this drive also supports a secure erase functionality. You should pay attention to this, as it works even if files on an old CD-R or DVD-R are unreadable. It does not just work on rewriteable, it works on single write media (see attached pics).
The data erasure functionality is a little unsteady, but it works using ImgBurn freeware if you select the "SmartErase" option and run the "full" erase. It's under the "Tools" menu. Takes about 15 minutes a disc in my experience. After it finishes, the same disc will report as "Incompatible Medium Installed" which means at the very least the media identifier and table of contents have gone bye bye. Hopefully the data track(s) are gone too? No real way to know, unfortunately.
If you're paranoid when it comes to data and disposal, this erase functionality is great. One more layer of security in a world it pays to be excessively cautious in. I wouldn't say you can rely on it, but it works. I'd still shred or destroy the media as you see fit as well.
I know DVD recording is becoming a relic, and while I could actually get mad I spent ten times as much fifteen years ago on what was basically the same drive, I'm actually glad we've progressed as much as we have.
My one and only real ding against this drive: the tray does not lend well to vertical loading. Be sure to pay attention if you're installing this on an old slim formfactor or Dell Optiplex "DT" formfactor computer. There's not enough of a lip to stop the disc from tipping a few degrees and getting jammed. You've been warned.
My DVD+R and DVD-R burns are 3 for 3, no failures thus far. Burned at 8x and 16x, seem solid.
This isn't 5 stars because it doesn't stand out as excellent, but it does work. In spite of the packaging. If I were to review that, this would get 1 star. A brown paper envelope, the dvd inside in a simple plastic sleeve. That's it. No bubble wrap, not even a padded envelope. Being a retiree from the USPS, I know how packages are thrown about and Amazon is no different. So it must have had some jarring around. Hopefully it lasts at least a year. This is the second of that model I've bought, the first lasting a bit less then a year. If I can get a year or more out of it I won't be upset.
I have had an expensive dvd and it didn't last any longer than these cheap ones, and performed an almost imperceptible amount better.