Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:EIDE/ATA
DVD-RAM read speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:5x
DVD-ROM read speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:18x
DVD-RW read speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:10x
DVD+RW read speed
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:10x
DVD drive average random access time
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:120 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 45 °C
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:5 - 50 °C

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Comparison of BC-12B1ST, DVD-E818A4
46 specifications	A ASUS BC-12B1ST optical disc drive Internal Black Model BC-12B1ST View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model DVD-E818A4 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed4 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	10x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	-20 - 60%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	650 g
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows XP/Vista
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	Audio CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, Photo CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD Video
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium, 300MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198 KB

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