Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver vs Buffalo MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:32x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:24x
CD-RW write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:32x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:24x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:18x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:16x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:18x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:16x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:14x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:5x
CD-RW read speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:40x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:32x
DVD-RAM read speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:12x
- MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer:5x

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver, MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer
50 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver View product	B Buffalo MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Writer View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	14x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	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 & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	42.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	800 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000

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