Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal vs ASUS DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:IDE/ATA
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:105 ms
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:95 ms
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:150 ms
Weight
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:660 g
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:690 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal:42.3 x 148 x 172.4 mm
- DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe:148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E818A, DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe
32 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A optical disc drive Internal Model DVD-E818A View product	B ASUS DVD-RW 20x Light Scribe View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Beige
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
DVD read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	105 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	95 ms	150 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	660 g	690 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.3 x 148 x 172.4 mm	148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/VISTA	Windows 2000, Windows NT, XP compatible, Vista compatible
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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