ASUS DRW-1814BL Beige, Bulk vs ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk

Comparison of DRW-1814BL Beige, Bulk, DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk

43 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL Beige, BulkView product	B ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, BulkView product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Beige	Silver
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	60000 h	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speed	18x	18x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	18x	18x
DVD-RAM write speed	14x	14x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	140 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Multi session	Yes	Yes
Over-burn writing	Yes	Yes
Sequential writing	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85%	5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	800 g	800 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Latest Burning	Latest Burning
Other featuresidentical
Power requirements	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)	148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm	148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/NT/2000/Vista	Windows XP/NT/2000/Vista

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