Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA II
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:EIDE/ATA
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:8x
DVD-RAM read speed
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:5x
DVD-ROM read speed
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:18x
DVD-RW read speed
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:8x
DVD+RW read speed
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:10x
DVD drive average random access time
- DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:150 ms
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:120 ms

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Comparison of DRW-24B3LT/BLKB, DVD-E818A4
45 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B3LT/BLKB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model DRW-24B3LT/BLKB View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model DVD-E818A4 View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive type	DVD±R/RW	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 speed6 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	18x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	10x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	-20 - 60%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	650 g	650 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 170 x 41 mm	146 x 170 x 41 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows 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	Audio CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, Photo CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD Video
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium, 300MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 GB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198 KB

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