Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver vs ASUS DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black

35specifications compared
10differ
25identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:Serial ATA
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:18x
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:18x
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:20x
CD-R read speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:48x
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:5 - 60 °C
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:5 - 90%
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 95%
Height
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:42.6 mm
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:42.3 mm
Weight
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:800 g
- DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black:690 g

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver, DRW-2014S1
45 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver View product	B ASUS DRW-2014S1 optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-2014S1 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	18x	20x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	18x	20x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	42.6 mm	42.3 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	690 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista

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