Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

Key differences

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

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Comparison of DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE, DVD-E818AT - DVD-ROM, 18x, (black + silver), SATA
17 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A - DVD-ROM 18x, (black + silver), IDE View product	B ASUS DVD-E818AT - DVD-ROM, 18x, (black + silver), SATA 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
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
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
Maximum data transfer rate	100 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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