Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A2 Black vs LG GP08NU20 optical disc drive White

Add a product
  • 20specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 2identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:Yes
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:No
  • Product colour
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:Black
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:White
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:0.198 MB
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:1 MB
  • CD read speed
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:48x
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:24x
  • CD-R read speed
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:32x
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:24x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:32x
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:24x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:10x
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • DVD-E818A2 Black:10x
    • GP08NU20 optical disc drive White:8x

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of DVD-E818A2 Black, GP08NU20
43 specifications
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Disc loading typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTray
MountingKnown for oneVertical/HorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers0.198 MB1 MB
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-R read speedDiffers32x24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD read speedKnown for one18xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers105 ms360 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers95 ms140 ms
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 45 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers645 g165 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, VistaWindows Vista
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-RAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one15 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More optical disc drive comparisons

All optical disc drive comparisons