Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black

24specifications compared
19differ
5identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Mounting
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Horizontal
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Interface
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:1.5 MB
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:0.198 MB
Optical disc diameter
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:80,120 mm
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
CD read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:40x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD-R read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:40x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
CD-RW read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:40x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:32x
DVD+R read speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:16x
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:10x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS, DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS
57 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST/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
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1.5 MB	0.198 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	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	24x	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-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 speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
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	150 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
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 conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	650 g	570 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero Essentials E-Green E-Hammer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	5V	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedDiffers	Audio CD,Video CD,CD-I,CD-Extra,Photo CD,CD-Text,CD-ROM/XA,Multi-session CD,DVD Video	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, DVD-RAM
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium 300+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, XP, 2000	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 x 170 x 145.8 mm

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