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ASUS DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver vs ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)

16specifications compared
2differ
14identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver:EIDE/ATA
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):Serial ATA

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Comparison of DVD-E818A3, DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)
27 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver Model DVD-E818A3 View product	B ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size	0.198 MB	0.198 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	32x	32x
DVD+R read speed	10x	10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	10x	10x
DVD-RW read speed	10x	10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	10x	10x
DVD read speed	18x	18x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	105 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	570 g	570 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)	41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm	41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/98/XP/Vista	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista

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