Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver vs Hypertec Firestorm Slimline multi-writer

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver:Yes
- Firestorm Slimline multi-writer:No
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver:41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm
- Firestorm Slimline multi-writer:165 x 136 x 23 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E818A3, Firestorm Slimline multi-writer
35 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver Model DVD-E818A3 View product	B Hypertec Firestorm Slimline multi-writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.198 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	570 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm	165 x 136 x 23 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/98/XP/Vista	PC Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 Mac OS X 10.2 / >
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, DVDR, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Essentials Version 8

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