Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE vs ASUS DVD-E818AT, black

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-E818AT, black:Serial ATA
Weight
- DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE:660 g
- DVD-E818AT, black:650 g

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Comparison of DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE, DVD-E818AT, black
19 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE View product	B ASUS DVD-E818AT, black View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.19 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD read speed	18x	18x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	105 ms	105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	95 ms	95 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	660 g	650 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	42.3 x 148 x 172.4 mm	42.3 x 148 x 172.4 mm
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/VISTA	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/VISTA
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Mac compatibility	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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