Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail) vs ASUS SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 3identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):Yes
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:No
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):0.198 MB
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:2 MB
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):100000 h
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:60000 h
  • CD read speed
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):48x
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:24x
  • CD-R read speed
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):48x
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:24x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):32x
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:24x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):10x
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail):8x
    • SBC-04D1S-U optical disc drive Black:6x

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Comparison of DVD-E818A3 Black+Silver (Retail), SBC-04D1S-U
53 specifications
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Performance2 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers0.198 MB2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs100000 h60000 h
InterfaceKnown for oneEIDE/ATAUnknown — 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 source16x
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x
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 source4x
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 speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-R read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x24x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.8x
DVD+R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD read speedKnown for one18xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers105 ms200 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source240 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers95 ms200 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packet writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Random writeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 45 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers570 g412 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCyberlink
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs145.8 x 170 x 41.3 mm157 x 142 x 21 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, VistaXP/Vista
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one15 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source

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