Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver vs ASUS DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk)

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 6identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Drive device, buffer size
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:2 MB
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):0.198 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:60000 h
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):100000 h
  • CD-R read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:40x
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):48x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:40x
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):32x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:16x
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):10x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:12x
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:16x
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):10x
  • DVD-RW read speed
    • DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver:12x
    • DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk):10x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1LT, Black+Silver, DVD-E818A3T Black (Bulk)
49 specifications
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Performance2 differ
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Optical disc diameter120 mm120 mm
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 one24xUnknown — 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 one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed8 differ
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speedDiffers40x48x
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 timeDiffers140 ms105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 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 conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs15 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 50 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 65 °C-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers650 g570 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 170 x 41.3 mm145.8 x 170 x 41.3 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,DVD-RAM
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 95%

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