Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW vs Lenovo ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW:48x
- ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive:8x
CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW:32x
- ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive:8x
CD read speed
- DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW:48x
- ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive:8x

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW, ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive
37 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL - 18x DVD±RW View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Slim Serial ATA Drive View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, C-Tick, CE, CSA, FCC, MIC (Korea), TÜV, UL, VCCI
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	8x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	8x
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 Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	14x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	8x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 90 °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
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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