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ASUS DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel)

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):0.198 MB
CD-R read speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):48x
CD-RW read speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):32x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):8x
DVD read speed
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):18x
Weight
- DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black:610 g
- DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel):570 g

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Comparison of DRW-20B1S, DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel)
41 specifications	A ASUS DRW-20B1S optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-20B1S View product	B ASUS DVD-ROM IDE E818A3 (Black Drive + White Panel)View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.198 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/ATA
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
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	12x	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	12x	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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
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 speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	610 g	570 g
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ NT/2000/VISTA	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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