Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black vs ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:0.198 MB
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
DVD+R read speed
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:10x
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:105 ms
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:95 ms
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 45 °C
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:-20 - 60 °C
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:-40 - 65 °C

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Comparison of DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS, DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS
28 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E818A3/BLK/G/AS View product	B ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black Model DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.198 MB	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700000 h
Reading speed2 differ
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	10x	16x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	10x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	105 ms	120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	95 ms	120 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, DVD-RAM	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 170 x 145.8 mm	41.3 x 170 x 146 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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