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ASUS DRW-1814BL Beige vs LG GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 2identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:Serial ATA
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:EIDE/ATA
  • CD write speed
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:48x
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:24x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:32x
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:24x
  • CD-R write speed
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:48x
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:24x
  • CD-RW write speed
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:32x
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:24x
  • CD read speed
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:48x
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:24x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:140 ms
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:120 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • DRW-1814BL Beige:150 ms
    • GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader:110 ms

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL Beige, GCC4244N slim Combo CD Rewriter & DVD-ROM Reader
45 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneBeigeUnknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAEIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers48x24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers32x24x
CD-R write speedDiffers48x24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers32x24x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
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 source8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms110 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 conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers800 g195 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneLatest BurningUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/NT/2000/Vista- DOS 3.1(ROM) - Window95(ROM),98SE, ME, NT, 2K, XP
Number of optical discsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 discs

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