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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver vs ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 2identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Silver
    • Black
  • Interface
    • EIDE/ATA
    • Serial ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 0.198 MB
    • 2 MB
  • CD read speed
    • 48x
    • 40x
  • CD-R read speed
    • 48x
    • 40x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 32x
    • 40x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • 10x
    • 16x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 12x

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46 specifications
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ASUS

DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver

Model DVD-E818A3

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ASUS

DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATAView product
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersEIDE/ATASerial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers0.198 MB2 MB
Optical disc diameter120 mm120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one32x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x40x
CD-R read speedDiffers48x40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers10x16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers10x16x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers10x12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers10x12x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers105 ms140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers95 ms150 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one41.3 mm
WeightDiffers570 g610 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm146 x 170 x 41.3 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/98/XP/VistaWindows 2000/98/NT/XP/Vista

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