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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-1814BL with LightScribe vs ASUS E818A DVD-ROM

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 6identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • EIDE/ATA
  • DVD-RAM read speed
    • 12x
    • 5x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 140 ms
    • 105 ms
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • 150 ms
    • 95 ms
  • Weight
    • 800 g
    • 660 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
    • 42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm

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50 specifications
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DRW-1814BL with LightScribeView product
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ASUS

E818A DVD-ROMView product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAEIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 h
Writing speedidentical
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 one8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one14x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
DVD write speedKnown for one16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers12x5x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one18x
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 oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one42.6 mm
WeightDiffers800 g660 g
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD-R, CD-RW,DVD-RAM/DVD-ROM, DVD±R/RW, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/NT/2000 VistaWindows XP, ME, 2000, 98, VISTA
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%
Buffer sizeKnown for one198 KB
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/s
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for oneDVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one16.6 MB
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one100 MB

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