Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-22B2S, Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A2 White

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 6identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:Black
    • DVD-E818A2 White:White
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:2 MB
    • DVD-E818A2 White:0.198 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:60000 h
    • DVD-E818A2 White:100000 h
  • CD-R read speed
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:40x
    • DVD-E818A2 White:32x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:40x
    • DVD-E818A2 White:32x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:16x
    • DVD-E818A2 White:10x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:12x
    • DVD-E818A2 White:8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • DRW-22B2S, Black:16x
    • DVD-E818A2 White:10x

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Comparison of DRW-22B2S, Black, DVD-E818A2 White
48 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Performance2 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs60000 h100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one22xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one22xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed8 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers40x32x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x32x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x10x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers12x10x
DVD read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers160 ms105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms95 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 50 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 65 °C-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers650 g645 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 170 x 41.3 mm42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows NT, XP, VistaWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
Media types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 95%

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