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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk) vs ASUS DVD-E818A2 White

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 5identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • EIDE/ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 0.198 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 60000 h
    • 100000 h
  • DVD+R read speed
    • 16x
    • 10x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 12x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • 16x
    • 10x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • 12x
    • 8x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 150 ms
    • 105 ms

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48 specifications
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ASUS

BC-08B1ST, Black (Bulk)View product
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ASUS

DVD-E818A2 WhiteView product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneWhite
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs60000 h100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed4 differ
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x10x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
CD-R read speedKnown for one32x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one32x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one10x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one10x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms105 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one250 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms95 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 50 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 65 °C-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers650 g645 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs170 x 413 x 146 mm42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, XP, VistaWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one15 - 95%

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