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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A2 Black vs Buffalo Portable DVSM-PN58U2V

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 5identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • Mounting
    • Vertical/Horizontal
    • Horizontal
  • CD read speed
    • 48x
    • 24x
  • CD-R read speed
    • 32x
    • 24x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 32x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • 10x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • 10x
    • 8x
  • DVD-RW read speed
    • 10x
    • 6x

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47 specifications
A

ASUS

DVD-E818A2 BlackView product
B

Buffalo

Portable DVSM-PN58U2VView product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourBlackBlack
MountingDiffersVertical/HorizontalHorizontal
Performanceidentical
Optical disc diameter120 mm120 mm
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7.5 W
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one0.198 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-R read speedDiffers32x24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers10x6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 45 °C5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers645 g340 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCyberLink SoftWare
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %5V
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm137 x 20 x 142 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, VistaWindows XP SP2 + /Vista /MediaCenter2005
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
I/O portsKnown for oneUSB Mini-B
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one15 - 95%
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one105 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one95 ms

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