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title: Asus DRW-24B1ST Optical Disc Drive - Internal DVD-RW
date: 2023-02-09T06:27:57Z
modified: 2026-05-19T11:07:13Z
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  - Asus
product_type:
  - simple
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  - featured
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  - Add-On Cards
  - Components
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- – M-DISC provides archival-quality storage to protect your precious photo, video and data for 1,000 years or more
- – 24X DVD writing speed
- – Nero BackItUp provides easy and comprehensive photo, video, data backup for your valuable information (only color box and BULK with software version)
- – Disc encryption in highest security standards with password control and encoded file name functionality (only color box and BULK with software version)
- – E-Green technology auto-closes drive application when not in use, saving over 50% power consumption for users

**Design**
Internal: Yes
Product colour: Black
Disc loading type: Front
Mounting: Horizontal

**Performance**
Purpose: Desktop
Optical drive type: DVD±RW
Interface: Serial ATA
Disc types supported: CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Drive device, buffer size: 1.5 MB
Optical disc diameter: 80,120 mm

**Writing speed**
CD write speed: 48x
CD rewrite speed: 24x
CD-R write speed: 48x
CD-RW write speed: 24x
DVD+R write speed: 24x
DVD-R write speed: 24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed: 8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed: 8x
DVD+RW write speed: 8x
DVD-RW write speed: 6x

**Reading speed**
CD read speed: 48x
CD-R read speed: 48x
CD-RW read speed: 48x
CD-ROM read speed: 48x
DVD+R read speed: 16x
DVD-R read speed: 16x
DVD-RW read speed: 12x
DVD-ROM read speed: 16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed: 12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed: 12x
DVD+RW read speed: 12x