Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black

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

Key differences

Interface
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:0.198 MB
CD-R read speed
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD-RW read speed
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
DVD+R read speed
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R read speed
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
DVD-RW read speed
- DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:10x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS, DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS
48 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DRW-24B1LT/BLK/B/AS View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS View product
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.198 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	24x	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	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed8 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 read speedDiffers	16x	10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	10x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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
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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	650 g	570 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 41.3 mm	41.3 x 170 x 145.8 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP, Vista	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
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

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