Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS DVD-E818AT - 18x DVD-ROM, SATA

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-E818AT - 18x DVD-ROM, SATA:Serial ATA
Weight
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:660 g
- DVD-E818AT - 18x DVD-ROM, SATA:650 g

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Comparison of DVD-E818A, DVD-E818AT - 18x DVD-ROM, SATA
21 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal Model DVD-E818A View product	B ASUS DVD-E818AT - 18x DVD-ROM, SATA View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
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
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mac compatibility	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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