Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Acer External SuperMulti Drive vs ASUS DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail)

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External SuperMulti Drive:No
- DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail):Yes
CD read speed
- External SuperMulti Drive:24x
- DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail):48x
Weight
- External SuperMulti Drive:400 g
- DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail):570 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- External SuperMulti Drive:155 x 141 x 18 mm
- DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail):145.8 x 170 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of External SuperMulti Drive, DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail)
38 specifications	A Acer External SuperMulti Drive View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A3T Black/Silver (Retail)View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.198 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	400 g	570 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155 x 141 x 18 mm	145.8 x 170 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 95%
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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 speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero	Unknown — not stated by the source

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