Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS Multi DVD±R/RW Drive

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:EIDE/ATA
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:2 MB
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:0.18 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:60000 h
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:100000 h
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:20x
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:18x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:20x
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:18x
CD read speed
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:20x
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:140 ms
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal:150 ms
- Multi DVD±R/RW Drive:95 ms

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Comparison of DRW-2014L1, Multi DVD±R/RW Drive
39 specifications	A ASUS DRW-2014L1 optical disc drive Internal Model DRW-2014L1 View product	B ASUS Multi DVD±R/RW Drive View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.18 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	60000 h	100000 h
Writing speed2 differ
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+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	18x
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 speedDiffers	20x	18x
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 speedDiffers	20x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	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-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
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
Multi sessionKnown 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
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)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	690 g	650 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5/12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 42.3 x 172.4 mm	42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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