ASUS today launched the DRW-24B5ST, a DVD writer bundled with two disc burning solutions. With E-Green and OTS technology, this disc drive consumes less energy and increases the burning rate by auto-detecting the type of disc before adjusting its power requirements to suit the task at hand. The E-Hammer and Disc Encryption II features give the users the most secure methods of data protection.

The ASUS DRW-24B5ST is the first optical disc drive to come bundled with two burning software solutions: Nero Essentials 10 and Cyberlink Power2Go 7. Nero Essentials 10 is one of the world's most popular CD/DVD recording software available in the market and in addition to the basic functions; it also comes with three special features: Discspeed utility, Infotool utility and Gracenote, a music recognition technology which automatically offers users up-to-date album and track information with each ripping of a music CD. Power2Go 7 software suite is a complete burning tool that provides users the extra credibility in file protection and encryption of data. With ASUS Disc Encryption II from Power2Go 7, users can double their backups with security measures like password control and hidden file functions. This way, users can simply lock away any partial files or an entire disc data with just a single password thus safeguarding any important documents left unattended at all times. And with the all new ASUS E-Hammer technology, it can permanently delete data thus saving the hassle of physically destroying the disc.

Specifications

Color	Black
Read Speed	DVD+R: 16 X DVD-R: 16 X DVD+RW: 12 X DVD-RW: 12 X DVD-ROM: 16 X DVD+R(DL): 12 X DVD-R(DL): 12 X DVD-ROM(DL): 12 X DVD-RAM: 12 X CD-ROM: 48 X DVD video playback: 6 X VCD playback: 16 X Audio CD Playback: 16 X
Write Speed	DVD+R： 24X DVD-R： 24X DVD+RW： 8X DVD-RW： 6X DVD+R(DL)： 12X DVD-R (DL)： 12X DVD-RAM： 12X CD-R： 48X CD-RW： 24X
Writing Mode	DVD+R & DVD+R (DL)： Sequential Write DVD-R & DVD-R(DL)： DAO/Incremental Recording DVD+RW： Random Write DVD-RW： DAO/Restricted Overwrite/Incremental Recording DVD-RAM: Random Write CD-R/RW： DAO/TAO/SAO/Packet Write
Access time	DVD: 150 ms CD: 150 ms
Interface	SATA
Data Buffer	1.5 MB
O/S Compatibility	Windows7 Windows Vista Windows XP
Disc Formats	Audio CD,Video CD,CD-I,CD-Extra,Photo CD,CD-Text,CD-ROM/XA,Multi-session CD,DVD Video
Disc Diameters	12cm/8cm
Mounting Orientation	Vertical and Horizontal (+5° ~ -5°)
Dimension	146x170x41 mm (W x D x H)
Weight	650 g
Power Requirements	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Temperature	Operating: 5℃ to 45℃ Storage: -20℃ to 60℃
Humidity	Operating: 20% ~ 80% (Non-condensing) Storage: 15% ~ 90% (Non-condensing)