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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black) vs ASUS DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel)

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • IDE/ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 0.198 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 60000 h
    • 100000 h
  • CD-R read speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 40x
    • 32x
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 5 - 85%
    • 20 - 80%
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 40 °C
    • 5 - 45 °C
  • Weight
    • 690 g
    • 570 g

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DRW-2014S1 SATA (Black)View product
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ASUS

DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel)View product
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs60000 h100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one14x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speedDiffers40x48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x32x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one10x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one10x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one10x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one10x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one150 ms
Access timeKnown for one105 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 85%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 40 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 60 °C-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one42.3 mm
WeightDiffers690 g570 g
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedDiffersDVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAMDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows NT, XP, VistaWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista

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