Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk vs ASUS DVDRW 1814BLT SATA

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:32x
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:48x
DVD+RW write speed
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:8x
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:18x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:5 - 60 °C
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:5 - 45 °C
Bundled software
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:Latest Burning
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:Burning
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
Compatible operating systems
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:Windows XP/NT/2000/Vista
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:Windows XP/NT/2000, Vista

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk, DVDRW 1814BLT SATA
47 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk View product	B ASUS DVDRW 1814BLT SATA View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed2 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	48x
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+RW write speedDiffers	8x	18x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 45 °C
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Latest Burning	Burning
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/2000/Vista	Windows XP/NT/2000, Vista
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB/s

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.