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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk vs LG GDR-8164BS DVDROM

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 3identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • EIDE/ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 0.256 MB
  • CD read speed
    • 48x
    • 52x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 140 ms
    • 100 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • 150 ms
    • 90 ms
  • Weight
    • 800 g
    • 670 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm
    • 146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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50 specifications
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ASUS

DRW-1814BL, Silver, BulkView product
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LG

GDR-8164BS DVDROMView product
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourSilverSilver
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAEIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.256 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 h
Burst transfer rateKnown for one16.6 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one18x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one14x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x52x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD read speedKnown for one16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms90 ms
Access timeKnown for one160 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers800 g670 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneLatest Burning
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/NT/2000/VistaWindows 95, 98, 2K, ME, NT 4.0, XP
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one7.8 Mbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one22.1 MB/s
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one16.6
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one33.3

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