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ASUS DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer vs ASUS DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-R read speed
- DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer:16x
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:18x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer:140 ms
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer:150 ms
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:95 ms
Weight
- DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer:690 g
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:660 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer:146 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:42.3 x 148 x 172.4 mm

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Comparison of DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer, DVD-E818A
43 specifications	A ASUS DRW-2014L1 DVD Writer View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal Model DVD-E818A View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	14x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-R read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	95 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown 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 conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	690 g	660 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm	42.3 x 148 x 172.4 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/VISTA
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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