Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.

20specifications compared
16differ
4identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:IDE/ATA
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:60000 h
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:700000 h
CD read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:48x
CD-R read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:48x
DVD+R read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:16x
DVD-R read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:16x
DVD-RW read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:10x
DVD+RW read speed
- BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:10x

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Comparison of BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ASUS, DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.
29 specifications	A ASUS BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ optical disc drive Internal Black Model BR-04B2T/BLK/G/ASUS View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	60000 h	700000 h
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 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	150 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	570 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	157 x 142 x 21 mm	41.3 x 170 x 146 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista	Windows 2000, NT, 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	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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