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ASUS DRW-1814BL Beige vs ASUS DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 6identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Drive device, buffer size
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:2 MB
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:0.198 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:60000 h
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:100000 h
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:140 ms
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:105 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:150 ms
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:95 ms
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:5 - 85%
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:20 - 80%
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:5 - 60 °C
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:5 - 45 °C
  • Weight
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:800 g
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:650 g
  • Power requirements
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
    • DVD-E616A3T optical disc drive Internal Beige:DC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL Beige, DVD-E616A3T
46 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourBeigeBeige
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs60000 h100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one18xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one18xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one14xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms95 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 85%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 60 °C-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers800 g650 g
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneLatest BurningUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%DC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm148 x 172 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/NT/2000/VistaWindows XP / ME / 2000 / 98 / Vista
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 85%

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