Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive vs ASUS DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:No
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:Yes
CD write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:40x
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:48x
CD-R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:40x
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:48x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:16x
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:16x
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:8x
CD read speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:40x
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:48x
DVD-RAM read speed
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:5x
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:12x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive:0 - 45 °C
- DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige:5 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive, DRW-1814BLT
44 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1608P3S-U X Multi DVD ± R/RW External Drive View product	B ASUS DRW-1814BLT optical disc drive Internal Beige Model DRW-1814BLT View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Beige
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	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	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.25 kg	800 g
HeightKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD-R, CD-RW,DVD-RAM/DVD-ROM, DVD±R/RW, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155.6 x 226.4 x 50 mm	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / NT / 2000	Windows XP/NT/2000 Vista
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 / 240 V AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning / Editing Software	Unknown — not stated by the source

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