Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW vs ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver

Key differences

DVD-R write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW:8x
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:18x
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW:5 - 90 °C
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver:-20 - 60 °C

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver
45 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW View product	B ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, Silver View product
Performanceidentical
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	18x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 90 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
Media types supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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