Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A2 Black vs LG BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A2 Black:EIDE/ATA
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E818A2 Black:0.198 MB
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
CD read speed
- DVD-E818A2 Black:48x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
CD-R read speed
- DVD-E818A2 Black:32x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
CD-RW read speed
- DVD-E818A2 Black:32x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
DVD+R read speed
- DVD-E818A2 Black:10x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-R read speed
- DVD-E818A2 Black:10x
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A2 Black:105 ms
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms

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Comparison of DVD-E818A2 Black, BH08LS
50 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A2 Black View product	B LG BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH08LS View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.198 MB	4 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	32x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	40x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	10x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	10x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	105 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	95 ms	150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	645 g	870 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm	146 x 185 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista	Windows XP, Vista
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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