Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk vs Philips Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-RAM write speed
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:14x
- Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00:12x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:5 - 85%
- Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00:20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:5 - 60 °C
- Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00:5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:-20 - 60 °C
- Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00:-40 - 80 °C
Weight
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:800 g
- Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk:148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm
- Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00:148 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk, SPD2512BM/00
69 specifications	A ASUS DRW-1814BL, Silver, Bulk View product	B Philips Internal Bulk Drive SPD2512BM/00 Model SPD2512BM/00 View product
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	14x	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 80 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Latest Burning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.5 x 42.6 x 173 mm	148 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/NT/2000/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 KB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MB
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Gross weight inner cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.725 kg
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 kg
Inner carton dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 170 x 42 mm
Outer carton dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	317 x 378 x 240 mm
Quantity inner cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Quantity outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 42 x 170 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.725 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 kg
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	378 mm
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	317 mm
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.8 cm

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